Verdict relating to Abraam Sforno of Bologna.

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Lot 274

(ITALY).

Verdict relating to Abraam Sforno of Bologna.

In Latin, written in an exemplary humanistic semi-cursive. Sepia ink on paper. pp. 4 including 2 blanks and 1 endorsement. Trace foxed, with a few small, insconspicuous tears in the margins, not affecting text, and one small, neat perforation affecting one letter only. 12 x 8 inches.

Bologna: 22nd December, 1479

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

Confirmation of the verdict of the criminal court of Bologna, sentencing the Bolognese citizen Matteo son of Battista di Salaroli to death by hanging for robbing the bank of Abraam son of the late Rubin, Jews of Santo Stephano. The court sentenced him, additionally, to make full restitution to Abraam. The document states, further, that the accused had robbed the same bank on multiple occasions and that his sentence was final and endorsed by the mayor. For more on the Sfornos of Bologna, see M. G. Muzzarelli, “Gli Sforno di Bologna,” in Zakhor 3 (1999).