Décret Impérial relatif aux individus professant la Religion Juive. Au palais de Saint-Cloud, le 30 Mai 1806 [Imperial Decree relating to individuals professing the Jewish religion]

Estimate

$600–$900

Hammer price

$2,500

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author

(FRENCH JUDAICA)

printer

Rondonneau

Place

Paris

Publication

1806

Description

Text in French. Woodcut headpiece on recto of first leaf

summary

An imperial decree of Napoleon, Emperor of France and the King of Italy declaring that there will be an Assembly of French Jews joined in Paris on the 15th of July, 1806. This call to the Assembly of Jewish Notables, which established the Grand Sanhedrin the following year, was initially intended to recruit Jews to the French Army. The practical effect of its creation was to make French Jews the freest in all Europe. A table on p.4 shows the distribution of the 74 delegates from the various regions within France

pp. 4. Neat taped repairs to final leaf. Unbound. 4to

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