Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
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Book of Edicts and Regulations, and Two Works about Jews and Judaism – Italy, 17th-18th Centuries – A Six-Volume Edition of Humphrey Prideaux's "History of the Jews"
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A book of edicts and regulations, and two works about Jews and Judaism. Italy, 17th-18th century. Italian and Latin.
1. Storia de Giudei e de popoli vicini, dalla decadenza de i Reami d'Israele, e di Guida sino alla morte di Gesu' Cristo [History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ], by Humphrey Prideaux. Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1738. Italian.
A six-volumes set, containing 15 engraved plates (maps, plans and illustrations). First volume features a map of Palestine (Laor 596), a plan of the Temple (Laor 1107) and a number of engravings depicting the sacred relics of the Temple in Jerusalem and various Jewish ceremonies; the following volumes contain additional maps (Syria, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and more). Fine parchment bindings, with gilt spines.
Vol. I: XLVIII, 293, [1] pp. + [9] plates. Vol. II: [4], 375 pp. + [2] plates. Vol. III: [4], 370 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. IV: [4], 363 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. V: [4], 368 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. VI: [4], 241, LXVII, 68-154 pp. + [1] plate. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains (mostly minor). Marginal tears to several plates, some mended with adhesive tape. Ownership inscriptions to first leaves (contemporary).
2. Constitutiones, et decreta synodalia ab illustrissimo… diebus octaua, nona, & decima aprilis. Massa (Tuscany): Hieronymi Marini, 1674. Latin.
A collection of edicts and regulations, legislated by the Synod of the diocese of Luni and Sarzana, during April 8-10, 1674. Includes clauses specifically concerned with the Jews.
154, 91 pp., 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (with mildew). Creases and blemishes. Worming to margins. Handwritten inscriptions to inside front board and to text block edges. Parchmentm binding, worn and blemished.
3. Riti e costumi degli ebrei confutati, by Paolo Sebastiano Medici. Venice: Antonio Bortoli, 1742. Italian. Second edition.
Work by the apostate Jew Paolo Sebastiano Medici of Florence (1671-1738), seeking to refute the beliefs of the Jews and their customs.
XVI, 352 pp., 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and stains. Worming to title page and following page (no damage to print). Handwritten notation to inside front cover. Quarter leather binding, slightly worn.
1. Storia de Giudei e de popoli vicini, dalla decadenza de i Reami d'Israele, e di Guida sino alla morte di Gesu' Cristo [History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ], by Humphrey Prideaux. Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1738. Italian.
A six-volumes set, containing 15 engraved plates (maps, plans and illustrations). First volume features a map of Palestine (Laor 596), a plan of the Temple (Laor 1107) and a number of engravings depicting the sacred relics of the Temple in Jerusalem and various Jewish ceremonies; the following volumes contain additional maps (Syria, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and more). Fine parchment bindings, with gilt spines.
Vol. I: XLVIII, 293, [1] pp. + [9] plates. Vol. II: [4], 375 pp. + [2] plates. Vol. III: [4], 370 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. IV: [4], 363 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. V: [4], 368 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. VI: [4], 241, LXVII, 68-154 pp. + [1] plate. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains (mostly minor). Marginal tears to several plates, some mended with adhesive tape. Ownership inscriptions to first leaves (contemporary).
2. Constitutiones, et decreta synodalia ab illustrissimo… diebus octaua, nona, & decima aprilis. Massa (Tuscany): Hieronymi Marini, 1674. Latin.
A collection of edicts and regulations, legislated by the Synod of the diocese of Luni and Sarzana, during April 8-10, 1674. Includes clauses specifically concerned with the Jews.
154, 91 pp., 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (with mildew). Creases and blemishes. Worming to margins. Handwritten inscriptions to inside front board and to text block edges. Parchmentm binding, worn and blemished.
3. Riti e costumi degli ebrei confutati, by Paolo Sebastiano Medici. Venice: Antonio Bortoli, 1742. Italian. Second edition.
Work by the apostate Jew Paolo Sebastiano Medici of Florence (1671-1738), seeking to refute the beliefs of the Jews and their customs.
XVI, 352 pp., 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and stains. Worming to title page and following page (no damage to print). Handwritten notation to inside front cover. Quarter leather binding, slightly worn.
Maps, Travelogues and Studies on Palestine – Engravings
Maps, Travelogues and Studies on Palestine – Engravings