Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Biblical Dictionary - Augustin Calmet - Paris, 1722 - Engravings
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Dictionnaire Historique, Critique, Chronologique, Geographique et Litteral de la Bible, Enrichi d'un Grand Nombre de Figures en Taille-Douce, qui Representent les Antiquitez Judaiques [etymological, encyclopedic, geographic, chronological dictionary of the Bible, includes numerous etchings…], Augustin Calmet. Paris, 1722. French. Two volumes.
Encyclopedic entries in alphabetical order, related to the bible - biographies, archaeology, geography and additional biblical topics, by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757) - French Catholic churchman, historical and biblical scholar. Calmet was a pioneer of critical study of the bible and his critical commentaries were widely studied until the 19th century.
The dictionary is accompanied by approximately 100 engraved plates - maps of Eretz Israel and the vicinity, views and sites (Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount of Olives, Nazareth and more), figures, biblical scenes, Jewish rituals and customs (Jewish wedding, the Sabbath, and more). Volume 1: [9] leaves, CVIII, 506, [3] pp + plates. Volume 2: [2] leaves, 480, 483-564 pp, [1] leaf, CXXXV, [1] pp + plates. 39 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears. Damp staining. Scribbles in pencil on a large number of plates and on additional leaves. Damages to bindings. Ex-library copies.
Encyclopedic entries in alphabetical order, related to the bible - biographies, archaeology, geography and additional biblical topics, by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757) - French Catholic churchman, historical and biblical scholar. Calmet was a pioneer of critical study of the bible and his critical commentaries were widely studied until the 19th century.
The dictionary is accompanied by approximately 100 engraved plates - maps of Eretz Israel and the vicinity, views and sites (Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount of Olives, Nazareth and more), figures, biblical scenes, Jewish rituals and customs (Jewish wedding, the Sabbath, and more). Volume 1: [9] leaves, CVIII, 506, [3] pp + plates. Volume 2: [2] leaves, 480, 483-564 pp, [1] leaf, CXXXV, [1] pp + plates. 39 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears. Damp staining. Scribbles in pencil on a large number of plates and on additional leaves. Damages to bindings. Ex-library copies.