The collections of the German Historical Museum

• Title: Der Judenwucher (The Jewish usurer)
• Date: ca. 1484
• Material/Technique: Colored wood engraving with printed text
• Size: 52,6 x 39,3 cm

The leaflet shows a scene at a Jewish pawnbroker's shop. The German text warns the reader with a mathematical example of the usury of the Jew; the Latin text asks the authorities to take measures against this practice.