Income ledger of a wealthy German Jew, for the purpose of separating monetary tithes. The elegant binding is embossed in gilt with the words “Ma’aser Buch.”
The ledger was written for approximately 15 years from 1880-1896. The income is detailed with typical Yekkish precision, to the pfennig (1/100 of a mark), in order to title precisely. The annual income reaches hundreds of thousand of German marks, a huge fortune in those days, when the value of the mark skyrocketed and was called the “gold-mark.” These sums indicate that the owner of the ledger was a wealthy man, and this is further proof to the Divine promise: “Tithe to become wealthy.”
[90] leaves graph paper, of which approximately 50 are written. 9×14 cm. German. Leather binding with three buckle closures which close by threading a pen through them. Fine condition.