Tavnit HaBayit HaShlishi, described in the Book of Yechezkel, "drawn in the highest standards of beauty and splendor", with a commentary by the Gaon of Vilna and with "Plan of the Future Temple in Yechezkel" (folding plate). Berlin, 1822.
The book includes the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Yechezkel, chapters 40-47, from the book Tzurat HaAretz LiGevuloteha, Shklow 1802. The foreword by the sons of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yehuda Leib and R. Avraham, from the Shklow edition was printed at the beginning of the book, with several variations (see: Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 14).
A folding plate at the end of the book shows the plan of the Third Temple, with titles in Hebrew and German. The Hebrew title reads "Plan of the Future Temple in Yechezkel". The subtitle reads "Copied from the work of the luminary, the outstanding and prominent Torah scholar, teacher of the Diaspora, R. Eliyahu of Vilna". This map is lacking in most copies.
Bound with: Bechinot Olam and Bakashat HaMemin, by R. Yedaya HaPenini Bedersi; and Keter Malchut by R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol, with Yiddish translation. Berlin, 1838.
Bechinot Olam: [5], 160, [2] pages. Tavnit HaBayit HaShlishi: 24 pages, [1] folded plate. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains to pages and plate. Marginal tear to plate, not affecting map. Stamps. Original binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 47.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.