Solomon’s temple and capitol, ark of the flood and tabernacle, or, The holy houses of the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, Samaritan, Septuagint, Coptic, and Itala scriptures, Josephus, Talmud, and rabbis, by Timothy Otis Paine. London: S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. English.
Study by the author Timothy Paine, conducted during 33 years. Paine tried to reconstruct, on the basis of various manuscripts, the structure of the first Temple, the holy compound and the structure of Noah's ark.
X, 198 pp; 42 plates. Particularly heavy volume, 39 cm. Eleborate binding (new). Original paper-cover bound at the end of the volume. Edge-gilded leaves. Overall good condition, minor spotting.

Die alten jüdischen Heiligthümer, Gottesdienste und Gewohnheiten, für Augen gestellet, in einer ausführlichen Beschreibung des gantzen Levitischen Priesterthums. Hamburg: Gottfried Liebernickel, Buchhändler im Dom, 1704. German with some Latin and Hebrew.
A comprehensive survey of Jewish customs, by the theologian Johannes Lund, with emphasis on the Temple and the holy vessels. Accompanied by 32 illustration plates (etchings); four plate double spread. The illustrations portray the priest's garments, the Temple and the holy vessels, various Jewish customs such as Tefilin, etc.
[40], 1090, [142] pp + [32] plates. 33.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Moth holes, spots and tears. One plate is torn, restored with paper. Several loose leaves. Damaged parchment binding.

La Dedicace de la Sinagogue des Juifs Portugais, A Amsterdam – an engraving by Bernard Picart portraying the inauguration of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, [18th cent]. The Spanish-Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam was inaugurated in 1675. The impressive building reflects the wealthy Jewish congregation in Amsterdam. The engraving features the congregation members during prayer, dressed according to mid 18 century fashion. At the front of the engraving stand, among the rest of the congregation members, women and children. The letters on the face of the engraving refer the reader to a text explaining the custom depicted in the engraving. Bernard Picart (1673-1733) published in Amsterdam, during the years 1723-1743 a monumental book "Ceremonies and Religious Customs of People of the World". The first volume is dedicated to Jewish life and religious rituals, mainly referring to the Spanish-Portuguese congregation of Amsterdam. Picart was the first Christian author to depict Jewish rituals based on personal observations and through frequent visits to the Portuguese synagogue and to several homes of Spanish Jews in Amsterdam. The book was translated into five languages and printed in numerous editions. 35X44 cm, framed: 45.5X56 cm, good condition, minor damages. Not examined out of frame.