ArtÉpoque moderne· XVIe-XIXe siècle
Pinkas (communal register)
Enrich the Great Bookפנקס
Description
Manuscript register kept by a community (kehilla) or a confraternity, recording statutes, decisions, accounts, and events. Some copies are bound and carefully calligraphed.
Significance
It constitutes a major primary source for the social and administrative history of Jewish communities.
Features
- Provenance
- Europe
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