Auction 73 · Lot 109
Loi Relative aux Juifs. Donnée à Paris, le 13 Novembre 1791.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(FRENCH-JUDAICA)
printer
Clermont Ferrand
Place
(Paris), France
Publication
1791
Description
Woodcut headpiece on recto of first leaf.
summary
Granting Jews full equality in the realm of political and social rights.
“The National Assembly has decreed, on the 27th of September 1791… that all men adhering to the duties of the Constitution are given the advantages that it assures; revokes all delays, reserves and exceptions applying to individual Jews.”
The grant of full equality of rights finally opened the modern world to the Jews, welcoming their participation and encouraging, what was to become, their remarkable contributions to broader society.
pp. (4). Bi-folio. Royal coat-of-arm imprint across top of page with the law number included (1425). Upper right corner clipped not affecting text, light dampstains. Previous owner’s hand upper center with date: 11 February, 1792. Unbound. 4to.
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