Bidspirit auction | (GERMANY). Edict, Wie es die

(GERMANY). Edict, Wie es die Judenschafft in denen sämmtlichen Königl. Landen, in Ansehung derer gestohlenen oder verdächtigen Sachen die ihr zum Kauf gebracht werden, halten, Ingleichen, wie gegen diejenigen Juden, so dergleichen kauffen, verfahren werden solle: De dato Berlin, den 15. Jan. 1747. German Edict. Elaborate title page and initial, ornamental woodcut at the beginning of the text featuring the motto “sidera considerat virtus.”pp. 4. Later wrappers. Folio. Breslau, Johann Jacob Korn, 1747.  Edict prohibiting Jews from accepting or trading stolen goods, issued by the Prussian King Frederick II (1712-86), also known as Frederick the Great.  Violators faced severe penalties, including the revocation of protection letters for themselves and their families, and the obligation to compensate the rightful owners for the value of the traded goods. In cases where a convicted Jew could not pay the fine, the entire Jewish community was mandated to reimburse the value of the stolen items.  Such collective punishment measure was among several anti-Jewish edicts introduced following Frederick’s peace agreement with Maria Theresa of Austria in 1742.  This edict was later included in the “General Privilegium” of 1750, a set of restrictive regulations governing Jews in Prussia and Brandenburg.