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Auction 51 · Lot 222

In Nome del Signore Iddio. Regole delle Tasse della Nationè Hebrea di Ferrara [regulations concerning communal taxation]

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
Not recorded

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

author

(ITALY)

printer

Stampa Camerale, 24th June

Place

Ferrara

Publication

1702

Description

Single-sided broadside. Text in Italian and Hebrew. Large woodcut armorial device

summary

Typically the Regola conclude with a Hebrew formula of Cherem (excommunication) for members of the Ferrara community who willfully violate the terms of the Regulations. The signatories are the three Rabbis of Ferrara: Joseph Burgo, Mordechai Zahalon and Shabthai Elchanan Sanguinetti
Lightly stained, slight tears. Folio
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