Reference Books by Andreas Würfel – The Jewish Communities of Nuremberg and Fürth, 1754–1755 – Engravings

Reference Books by Andreas Würfel – The Jewish Communities of Nuremberg and Fürth, 1754–1755 – Engravings

Reference books by Andreas Würfel (1718–1769), on the Jewish communities in Nuremberg and Fürth. Three books in two volumes (duplicate copies of one book).

• Volume comprising two books:
1. Historische Nachrichten von der Juden–Gemeinde, welche ehehin in der Reichsstadt Nürnberg angericht gewesen, aber Ao. 1499. ausgeschaffet worden. Nuremberg: Georg Peter Monath, 1755. German, Latin and some Hebrew.
A book on the Jewish community in Nuremberg before their expulsion in 1499. Impressive frontispiece, depicting at the top the Jewish synagogue in Nuremberg (converted to a church after the expulsion). Beneath it are six rectangles, portraying Jewish figures in traditional attire from the Middle Ages. The Hebrew text in the book includes epitaphs from the Nuremberg cemetery, and a testament from 1426 listing the property and real estate bequeathed by R. Uri Yekutiel to this son. [3] leaves, 164 pages + [1] plate.

2. Historische Nachricht von der Judengemeinde in dem Hofmarkt Fürth unterhalb Nürnberg. Frankfurt and Prague, 1754. German and some Hebrew. Two parts. A book on the Jewish community of Fürth. The Hebrew text in the book includes epitaphs from the Fürth cemetery. [2] leaves, 170 pages.

• Additional copy of the book about the Nuremberg community – Historische Nachrichten von der Juden–Gemeinde, welche ehehin in der Reichsstadt Nürnberg angericht gewesen (Nuremberg, 1755). [3] leaves, 164 pages + [1] plate.

3 books in 2 volumes. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Minor worming. Inscriptions. Labels and bookplate. Old bindings, with leather spines and corners, damaged and worn.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.129 + 443 + 356.