Historische Nachricht von der Judengemeinde in dem Hofmarkt Fürth. * Historische Nachrichten von der Juden-Gemeinde...Nürnberg

WUERFEL, ANDREA

Nürnberg, Peter Monath,

Frankfurt & Prague, n.p., 1754 and

1755

Together two works bound in one volume, both FIRST EDITION. Use of Hebrew text throughout. Second work with engraved frontispiece depicting the local Synagogue as well as six figures, each in distinct Jewish costume

Freimann 270 & 277; Rubens 1457 (and see supplement)

Two valuable histories of two important Bavarian Jewish communities, Fürth and Nürnberg. For English translation of “Dress Regulations” imposed by the Elders of the Community in Fürth (as recorded by Würfel), see A. Rubens, History of Jewish Costume (1973) p.194-99