Obj. ID: 35520
Jewish printed books Divrei Negidim by Tzvi Hirsch ben Mordekhai Marcus, Amsterdam, 1799
This text was prepared by William Gross:
An early book about the history of the Jewish people. the method of presenting the date of publication apparently connected with Napoleon. The book is also one of the few which is signed personally by the author to guarantee the authenticity of the copy.
The press set up by Solomon Proops became the most famous of all the presses operating in Amsterdam in the 18th century, apart from the Menasseh ben Israel press. Solomon's father Joseph came to Amsterdam from Poznan. Solomon Proops was initially involved in the bookselling trade, and in 1677 was admitted to the Amsterdam Guild of Booksellers, Printers and Bookbinders. In 1704 he set up his own press, which was to become the longest operating and most productive of all the Jewish presses in Europe in the 18th C. He acquired the fame of a printer who produced beautiful books that could be bought at a reasonable price.