Auction 90
Fine Judaica Including: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Jul 21, 2020
(your local time)
USA
Brooklyn Navy Yard: Building 77 Suite 1108 Brooklyn NY, 11205
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LOT 152:
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Start price:
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250
Estimated price:
$400 - $600
Auction house commission:
25%
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(ITALY).
Grida Sopra gli Ebrei [“About the Hebrews”: Edict by the Duchy of Modena].
Seal of Duchy of Modena. Single-leaf broadside.
Very lightly stained. Folio.
Modena: Francesco Gadaldino 1602
For many years, the Jews of Modena enjoyed the protection of the House of Este, who ruled Modena as well as Ferrara. When in 1597, the Duchy of Ferrara became a part of the Papal States, Modena remained under Este rule. The present edict, issued by Duke Alfonso, forbids Jews from employing in their homes Christian servants, male or female. About this time a similar edict was enforced in the Duchy of Mantua. The intent of these decrees was to strictly limit social intercourse between Jews and Christians. See S. Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua (1977) pp. 127-30; EJ, Vol. XII, col. 201.
For many years, the Jews of Modena enjoyed the protection of the House of Este, who ruled Modena as well as Ferrara. When in 1597, the Duchy of Ferrara became a part of the Papal States, Modena remained under Este rule. The present edict, issued by Duke Alfonso, forbids Jews from employing in their homes Christian servants, male or female. About this time a similar edict was enforced in the Duchy of Mantua. The intent of these decrees was to strictly limit social intercourse between Jews and Christians. See S. Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua (1977) pp. 127-30; EJ, Vol. XII, col. 201.
