Auction 54 · Lot 274
Verdict relating to Abraam Sforno of Bologna.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ITALY).
Place
Bologna
Publication
22nd December, 1479
Description
In Latin, written in an exemplary humanistic semi-cursive.
summary
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).
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.
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