A History of Jewish Crafts and Guilds
Wischnitzer, Mark
From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 4, 2000
Quantity: 1From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 4, 2000
Quantity: 1About this Item
Octavo. xxvii,[1],324pp. Original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. First documented history of Jewish crafts. Rather than portray Jews as reluctant to engage in manual labor, Dr. Wischnitzer argued that medieval Jews struggled to enter the guild system and be accepted as artisans in society. He also argued, based on archeological evidence, that Jews took an interest in devices designed to allow mass production, anticipating the Industrial Revolution. Some creasing and tiny closed tears on head and tail of dj spine, top corner of dj slightly chipped. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Crossed-out stamp and signature of previous owner on free front endpaper. Tight copy with dust jacket in good+, binding in very good, interior in near fine condition. Mark Wischnitzer was an early 20th century Polish-American Jewish historian. He served as Secretary General of the Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden in Berlin, taught at the Baron Ginzburg Institute of Oriental Studies and later at Yeshiva University. He also served as editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia. Seller Inventory # 28367
Bibliographic Details
Title: A History of Jewish Crafts and Guilds
Publisher: Jonathan David, New York
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: vg
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First edition.
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