Four printed booklets, bound together (with wide margins), with ordinances of the Jewish community of Mantua:
1. Seder HaHaarachah, anthology of ordinances of the communal fund and taxes for the years 1723-1726. Mantua, 1722. Lacking 4 leaves.
2. Seder HaHaarachah. Mantua, 1749.
3. Seder HaHaarachah. Mantua, 1752. Lacking 4 leaves.
4. Seder HaHaarachah. Mantua, 1734.
Seder HaHaarachah was the name of the tax ordinances published periodically between the late 16th and late 18th centuries in Mantua, generally for periods of three years. They serve as a valuable historical source for community life in the 17th and 18th centuries, and contain many details relating to community members' vocations.
Four booklets in one volume. First booklet: 4 leaves. Lacking leaves 5-8. Second booklet: 8 leaves. Third booklet: 4 leaves. Lacking leaves 5-8. Fourth booklet: 8 leaves. 27 cm. Wide margins. Varying condition, good to fair. Stains. Many stains and wear to several leaves. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves, partially repaired with paper. Old fabric binding, with defects and tears.
