NICOLO’del Titolo di S. Maria in Cosmedin Diacono della S.R.C. Cardinale GRIMALDI della Cittá di Bologna, e suo Contado á Latere Legato

Broadside.  435 x 305 mm., [17 x 11 ½ inches].  Illustrated with a woodcut of the arms of Grimaldi enclosed in red ink by a cardinal hat and ties.  Text of the broadside printed in black ink.  Broadside previously folded resulting in a small tear at lower fold, otherwise a very good copy.

Official notice or “grida”, the text of which begins, “We have heard that many Jews who pass through that City and who need to stop there do not lodge in the Capello Rosso Osteria, a place designated for them. . .”  Jews who do not stay in this restricted quarter of the city are called “transgressori” and are libel for fines and punishments as outlined in the original law, published in 1682, which is reprinted here at the bottom of this broadside.  The original restrictions state that Jews arriving before 9pm must not stop in the city and those who arrive after this time must take lodging at the Capello Rosso Osterias, “a place designated for them, and no other, and then, the following morning they must leave at sunrise . . .under penalty of three strokes of cord. . .”

This broadside was published in 1707 as a reminder to travelers, as it was found that many Jews coming into Bologna were staying in many parts of the city and even in private house which was strictly forbidden.

Rare:  Not cited in ICCU (Italian Union Catalogue) or OCLC.