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Kiddushin and Wedding Ceremony
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Between 1723 and 1737, illustrator Bernard Picart partnered with the Dutch bookseller, editor, and publisher Jean-Frédéric Bernard on Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (R…

Contributor:

Bernard Picart

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1723

Subjects:

Marriage, Ritual & observance, Ritual objects, Community, Cities

Categories:

Print & book culture
Two-panel drawing, the top of many people in interior room, some seated on right side under canopy, and the bottom of many people outside with a central figure with veil.
Jew of Lorraine
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A depiction of a Jew from Lorraine, engraved by Sébastien Leclerc in Paris. The antisemitic inscription, which alludes to the Jewish man having acquired wealth by deceptive means, is a rhymed couplet…

Contributor:

Sébastien Leclerc

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1664

Subjects:

Print, Antisemitism, Cities, Dress, Class

Categories:

Print & book culture
Printed engraving of man wearing hat and collar and holding bag, standing next to table with jewelry and household objects, and French caption.