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Manuscript page with drawing of building complex with inner courtyards.

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Synagogue in K’ai-fêng (Kaifeng, China)

Jean Domenge

1722

Print of two scenes, both with French text below: the top of baby on man's lap surrounded by people with bed in background, the bottom showing many people in ornate room with baby crib.

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Circumcision Ceremony

Bernard Picart

1722

Drawing of man in hat stepping with one arm outstretched and the other grasping the hem of his robes with French heading.

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Jew in the Holy Land

Eugène Roger

1646

Print of city square with large buildings, river, trees, and many people, with Dutch title in ribbon above, and French and English text on bottom margin.

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Portuguese and Ashkenazic Synagogues in Amsterdam

Adolf van der Laan

1710

Print depicting two scenes with French text under frames: top shows men in prayer shawls sitting while one man on central platform sounds a ram's horn. Bottom image shows men in prayer shawls sitting and standing in room with several lit candles.

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The High Holidays

Bernard Picart

1725

Print of two scenes, both with French text below: the top showing men in large room walking in circle with books, the bottom showing men shoveling dirt onto grave.

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Funeral Activities

Bernard Picart

1723–1743

Decorative page of birds, flowers, and rectangular sections of different scripts.

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Multilingual Exemplar Leaf

Iehudah Machabeu

1655

Printed engraving of man wearing hat and collar and holding bag, standing next to table with jewelry and household objects, and French caption.

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Jew of Lorraine

Sébastien Leclerc

1664

Two-panel drawing, the top of many people in interior room, some seated on right side under canopy, and the bottom of many people outside with a central figure with veil.

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Kiddushin and Wedding Ceremony

Bernard Picart

1723

Print engraving of man in head covering pointing to open book with one hand and gesturing with the other, with Dutch and French text underneath.

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Portrait of Nathan of Gaza

1669

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Register of Proceedings: On Charity

The Portuguese Jewish Community of Bordeaux

1730–1744

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W, or The Memory of Childhood

Georges Perec

1975