Customs Of The Jewish People
After Bernard Picart (1673-1733) Zurich: David Herrliberger, 1746 Customs Of The Jewish People Complete Set of 20 print on 12 pages + cover page 38 cm x 25 cmStains from the book "Heilige Ceremonien, Gottes- und Götzen-Dienste aller Völcker der Welt,..." published in Zurich Engraved plates depicting various Jewish customsTwelve engraved plates (with 20 illustrations), depicting various Jewish rituals and customs: the inauguration of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam (large engraving), Purim at the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam (large engraving), Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Simchat Torah, blessing of the Cohanim and the raising the Torah scroll, circumcision and the redemption of the first-born, marriage ceremony and Jewish burial, sitting in the Sukkah and the feast of Seder, and various religious objects (Tefillin, Mezuzah, Shofar, prayer shawl, the Four Species, and more). These engravings appeared in Bernard Picart's book "Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peo