Jews in the Canary Islands being a Calendar of Jewish Cases Extracted from the Records of the Canariote Inquisition in the Collection of the Marquess of Bute
London: The Jewish Historical Society of England. Printed for the Society by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co., 1926. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. xliii, 274pp. 1 folding map. Original printed wraps. "The following pages contain a Calendar of the Jewish Cases recorded in the Bute Collection of MSS. formerly belonging to the Holy Office of the Inquisition in the Canary Islands, together with an Introduction analyzing the work of the Inquisition and explaining its relation to general Jewish history. The main interest of the documents for the Jewish Historical Society of England arises from the fresh light they shed on the early history of the present Anglo-Jewish community and on the circumstances which brought about the Resettlement of the Jews in this country during the Commonwealth." Covering the years 1499-1818, documenting the persecution of the Jews by the Spanish. With large fold-out map in rear. Translated from the Spanish and edited with an introduction by Lucien Wolf. Wraps sunned along edges and spine. Spine with few cracks and small chips. Wraps in overall good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #39489
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