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LOT 208:
Two Books on the subject of the Jewish Faith – Leipzig, 1705 – Engravings Illustrating Jewish Customs and Dress
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Two Books on the subject of the Jewish Faith – Leipzig, 1705 – Engravings Illustrating Jewish Customs and Dress
Two books (bound together) concerned with the Jewish religion. Leipzig: Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1705. German and some Hebrew.
1. “Der Jüden Glaube und Aberglaube” [“The Jewish Faith and Superstitions”], by Friedrich Albrecht Christiani. Leipzig: Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1705. With engraved frontispiece and eight additional engravings illustrating Jewish customs and dress, and presenting subjects such as the “Tarnegol Kapparot” (ritual of atonement involving a sacrificial rooster), phylacteries, Jewish burial practices, and more.
[1], 88, 186, [10] pp. + [9] printed plates.
2. “Der gantze Jüdische Glaube” [“The Entire Jewish Faith”], by Anton Margaritha. Leipzig: Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1705.
[29], 360, [24] pp. + [1] printed plate.
Two works bound together, 15.5 cm. Good condition. New binding and endpapers.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, No. NHB.334, NHB.335.
