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Jewish Clothing from Fürth
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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…

Contributor:

Johannes Alexander Böner

Places:

Fürth, Holy Roman Empire (Fürth, Germany)

Date:

1705

Subjects:

Print, Cities, Dress, Christian-Jewish relations, Ethnography

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Drawing of six people wearing various clothing styles, including ruffs, dresses, and cloaks.
Jewish Man and Woman from Frankfurt
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The Jewish couple in Frankfurt am Main depicted here are wearing distinctive clothing that would have clearly identified them as Jews: the man’s collar, hat, and cloak, and the woman’s ruff and winged…

Contributor:

Caspar Luyken

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1703

Subjects:

Print, Cities, Dress, Christian-Jewish relations, Ethnography

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Print of man in cloak, hat, lace collar, and high boots, and woman dressed in cloak, winged bonnet, ruff collar, full skirt, and bodice, holding a large purse, with city landscape in the background.
Divre ha-yamim shel ha-apifyor Paulo revi‘i (The History of Pope Paul IV)
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On the 4th of Sivan 5315 [June 3, 1555], after the death of Pope Marcellus [of] La Marche, whose name will be well remembered, though he reigned only twenty-three days, he gave great redemption to…

Contributor:

Benjamin Nehemiah ben Elnatan

Places:

Civitanova, Papal States (Civitanova Marche, Italy)

Date:

1559–1562

Subjects:

Christianity, Christian-Jewish relations, Punishment, Antisemitism, Dress

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Firsthand Accounts