Creator Bio
Johannes Alexander Böner
1647-1720
Johannes Alexander Böner was an engraver, etcher, draftsman, and art dealer in Nuremberg. He was a student of the Dutch draftsman and engraver Matthias van Somer. Böner was especially known for his prints of Nuremberg cityscapes and people in costume.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Cemetery of the Fürth Jewish Community
This print depicting the Jewish cemetery of Fürth, Germany, is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350 and 400…
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Jewish Clothing from Fürth
In 1705, the Nuremberg artist, Johannes Alexander Böner, published a slim volume about Fürth, Germany, containing several copper-engravings dealing with the life of Jews in the city. This print…
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Jewish Bride in Fürth
This print depicting a veiled Jewish bride assisted by two other women is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350…
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Jewish Wedding at a Synagogue in Fürth
This print depicting a Jewish wedding in Fürth is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350 and 400 Jewish families…
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Interior of the Synagogue in Fürth
This print depicting a service in the synagogue in Fürth is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350 and 400 Jewish…
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Takkanot Fiorda (Regulations of Fürth)
1. A head of household, student, or youth—be he local or a foreigner, whether he eats for free, or pays for his food—may not wear a camisol [vest] of gold cloth or brocade with…