Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / The Acafoth, or the Seven turns round the Coffin - Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps / The Assistants throws mould upon the Corps

Title:

Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / The Acafoth, or the Seven turns round the Coffin - Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps / The Assistants throws mould upon the Corps

Creator (Personal):

Picart and Du Bosc

Description:

Black-and-white engravings depicting a Jewish funeral, above, and a Jewish burial, 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.

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 kaddish

Geographic Subject:

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Language:

French and English

Shelving Locator:

Print Portfolio 09,cofc-war-print09-067

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:

35934