Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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July 27, 2021
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Las Costumbres de los Israelitas [Customs of the Jews], by Claude Fleury. Barcelona: Thomas Piferrer, 1769. Spanish.
This work, by well-known French historian Claude Fleury, deals with the customs and pursuits of the Israelites from the biblical period up to the author's times. According to Fleury, the Talmud and occupation in money-lending have led the Jewish people astray, corrupting their ethics. He claims that only working the land will bring the Jews back to pure natural life and to Christianity. The work was first published in Paris in 1681 (in French) and during the 18th century had many more editions in various languages. This is the Spanish edition translated by Manuel Martínez Pingarrón.
Claude Fleury (1640-1723), a French priest, historian, educator and jurist, was known mainly for his monumental work on the history of the Church, "Histoire Ecclésiastique", published in twenty volumes (Paris, 1691-1720).
Dedicatory inscription on front endpaper (1937): "A Jew from Florence to his sister from our country, Ziona. Av 1937" (Hebrew).
[1] f., LIII, [15], 200 pp. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains. Vellum-covered binding, stained and blemished.
This work, by well-known French historian Claude Fleury, deals with the customs and pursuits of the Israelites from the biblical period up to the author's times. According to Fleury, the Talmud and occupation in money-lending have led the Jewish people astray, corrupting their ethics. He claims that only working the land will bring the Jews back to pure natural life and to Christianity. The work was first published in Paris in 1681 (in French) and during the 18th century had many more editions in various languages. This is the Spanish edition translated by Manuel Martínez Pingarrón.
Claude Fleury (1640-1723), a French priest, historian, educator and jurist, was known mainly for his monumental work on the history of the Church, "Histoire Ecclésiastique", published in twenty volumes (Paris, 1691-1720).
Dedicatory inscription on front endpaper (1937): "A Jew from Florence to his sister from our country, Ziona. Av 1937" (Hebrew).
[1] f., LIII, [15], 200 pp. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains. Vellum-covered binding, stained and blemished.
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Research Books and Works of Theology - Engravings
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $200
Including buyer's premium
Habillemens Des Arabes & Des Juifs qui sont au Caire… [The Dress of Arabs and Jews in Cairo], engraving (double page) from "Atlas historique, ou nouvelle introduction à l'histoire, à la chronologie et à la géographie ancienne et modern". [Amsterdam, second half of the 18th century]. French.
Engraved plate from "Atlas Historique", showing the traditional attire of the Jewish and Muslim residents of Cairo. The engraving depicts an Arab man and woman – the man in a turban and the women in a headdress, and a Jewish man and woman – the man in a robe and turban, playing a stringed instrument, and the woman in a headdress, smoking a long pipe.
Another illustration depicts ancient Egyptian idols. Around the illustration, an explanatory text in French.
"Atlas Historique" was published in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1721. It contained rich geographical, historical and ethnological information on Europe, the East and the "New World", and at the time was considered a groundbreaking work.
Its editing is attributed to the cartographer and publisher Henri Abraham Châtelain (although, some identify the editor as Zacharie Châtelain).
[1] f., approx. 60X47.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Vertical fold line. Small tears along the edges and tears along the fold line (slightly affecting engraving).
Engraved plate from "Atlas Historique", showing the traditional attire of the Jewish and Muslim residents of Cairo. The engraving depicts an Arab man and woman – the man in a turban and the women in a headdress, and a Jewish man and woman – the man in a robe and turban, playing a stringed instrument, and the woman in a headdress, smoking a long pipe.
Another illustration depicts ancient Egyptian idols. Around the illustration, an explanatory text in French.
"Atlas Historique" was published in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1721. It contained rich geographical, historical and ethnological information on Europe, the East and the "New World", and at the time was considered a groundbreaking work.
Its editing is attributed to the cartographer and publisher Henri Abraham Châtelain (although, some identify the editor as Zacharie Châtelain).
[1] f., approx. 60X47.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Vertical fold line. Small tears along the edges and tears along the fold line (slightly affecting engraving).
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Research Books and Works of Theology - Engravings
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