Reformaçaö das Escamoth, Reglamentos, e ordenaçoens para o bom governo da Santa Irmandade Misheneth Zequenim, Borda`o dos Velhos

Estimate

$800–$1,200

Hammer price

$1,500

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMSTERDAM)

printer

n.p.

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1753

Description

Portuguese with smattering of Hebrew

references

Kayserling, p.13

summary

“Reformation of the laws for the governing of the Old Age Home Mishkeneth Zequenim, instituted in the city of Amsterdam... Revised and approved by the very illustrious Senhores of the Mahamad.” (The Mahamad was a council of laymen that governed the affairs of the Portuguese community of Amsterdam.) Includes prayer in Hebrew and Portuguese printed face `a face (p. 26) on behalf of the founders and administrators of this society. The Mishkeneth Zequenim Home for the Elderly was one of the earliest Jewish institutions of its kind

pp. 32. Ex-library, trace foxed. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Sm. 4to

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