Isach Ascoli. Cenni Storici sulla Universita Israelitica Ferrarese.

AUCTION 53 | Thursday, December 08th, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 286

(ITALY)

Isach Ascoli. Cenni Storici sulla Universita Israelitica Ferrarese.

Autograph Manuscript in Italian, interspersed with Hebrew. pp. (53). Black ink on paper. Some foxing. Unbound. Folio

Ferrara: May 1872

Est: $800 - $1,200

Historical Outline of the Jewish Community of Ferrara composed by Isaac Elijah Menachem Ascoli, Rabbi of Ferrara. The Rabbi traces the history of the Ferrarese community from its earliest recorded history up to his own time, making ample use of gravestone epitaphs as well as printed books by Ferrara's scholars throughout the ages. See JE, Vol. V p. 372.