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Rare. Size: 147x80 cm. Original rubbing on thin paper (maybe Bible paper because of its very fine quality). was attached to thick paper to make a hanging scroll. Some wear on the thick paper, but very good on the thin rubbing paper. There are two red stamps on middle-right of the scroll, which probably is the stamps of former owners. This stele in 1489 is the first document found and also a very important document to describe the history of Judaism and Jewish people in China. Its contents are in three sections; one explains the origin and history of Judaism, another describes the rituals and worship of Chinese Jews around the time of the stele construction, and the last tells that there were 70 surnames families of the Kaifeng Jewish community, several surnames being the officers of Chinese Emperor, a Zhao surname among them being a past imperial audience. The Zhao surname was also the surname of the emperors of Song Dynasty（AD 960--AD 1279） in China, and can only be bestowed by emperors… Read More

The papers represent the author more than thiry years' experience. Inluding the-spot epidemiologic survey, and detection and isolation of KBD causing agents, National KBD state surveillance.

Very rare. Good condition. Printed in China in about 1934. Privately printed and "for private circulation only" on the title page. The book is integrate. The authors probably were S. M. Talati, etc. as shown in cover and page.Five plates with 5 glued big photos (two photos perhaps are albumen ones) . Among them, three photos showed their Prayer Halls in 1866, 1899, and 1932 respectively. One photo showed their about 150 peoples group photo at the opening of the New Prayer Hall 1932. The last photo showed their cemetery enclosure.A little bit pencil mark is on few page and can be erased.