Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps

Title:

Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps

Date:

1723

Creator (Personal):

Picart

Description:

Black-and-white engravings depicting a Jewish funeral, above, and a Jewish burial, below. Engraving by Bernard Picart. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Prints and Photographs

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Topical Subject:

Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Hakafoth, Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies, and Ḥevra kaddisha

Geographic Subject:

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Language:

French

Shelving Locator:

Print Portfolio 09,cofc-war-print09-063

Date Digital:

2011-08-11

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, 250 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at the College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

48907