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21. The Search for the Leaven &c. / L'Examen du Levain &c. - The Passover of the Portuguese Jews / Le Repas de Paques chez les Juifs Portugais

The Search for the Leaven &c. / L'Examen du Levain &c. - The Passover of the Portuguese Jews / Le Repas de Paques chez les Juifs Portugais
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting the Passover custom of the mother placing bits of unleavened bread for the father and children to discover and dispose of, above, and a Passover seder of Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam, below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.

22. Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Sounding the Horn on New Years Day - Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands / The Chipur, or Day of Forgiveness Observed by the Jews in Germany

Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Sounding the Horn on New Years Day - Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands / The Chipur, or Day of Forgiveness Observed by the Jews in Germany
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Yom Kippur at the Ashkenazi Obbene Shul in Amsterdam, below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.

23. [Sukkot]

[Sukkot]
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. Engraving after Bernard Picart.

26. Templem Judaeorum / Joodenkerk

Templem Judaeorum / Joodenkerk
Description:
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. From 100 afbeeldinge der voornaamste gebouwen van Amsterdam by Peter Schenk.