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Mendelssohn, Moses (1729-1786) Manuscript Letter Signed, 1767. single sheet, folded, with traces of a wax seal, Hebrew text, (worn, faded) approx. 5 3/4 x 7 in. Note: An important Jewish figure of the eighteenth century, Moses Mendelssohn was the personification of the age of Englightenment. His advocacy for religious tolearance was combined with his contributions to theology, aesthetics and metaphysics.


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Skinner

Date:
2013-10-03

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Autographed letter signed ("Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy"), one page, Berlin, July 20, 1832, in German. The German composer (1809-1847) writes to Aloys Fuchs regarding his failed Read more…


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Date:
2015-05-07