Urbani…Papae VIII. Constitutio super praestatione alimentorum Hebraeis pauperibus ad instantiam Christianorum creditorum carceratis [concerning supplying of food by Christian creditors to Jews incarcerated in debtor's prison]
AUCTION 48 |
Thursday, May 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Featuring an Exceptional Collection of American Judaica
Lot 130
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Urbani…Papae VIII. Constitutio super praestatione alimentorum Hebraeis pauperibus ad instantiam Christianorum creditorum carceratis [concerning supplying of food by Christian creditors to Jews incarcerated in debtor's prison]
Rome: Typographia Reu. Cam. Apost. 1637
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,100
Breaking with his predecessors who forbade Christian creditors from supplying food to incarcerated Jewish debtors, Pope Urban VIII allowed this humanitarian gesture.