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Observationum Sacrarum Libri Septem. Tomus I. Editio Ultima.
by Vitringa, Campegius
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- Hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Tomus I. Editio Ultima. Fredericum Horreum. Amstelodami & Franquerae. 1723, 1724, 1727. Small quarto. Title page in red and black, (1), (3pp) Dedicatio, (11pp) Praefatio, (13pp) Lemmata Capitum, 1052pp, (6pp) Index Praecipuorum Locorum Scripturae Sacrae, (2pp) Index Vocum aut Phraseum Hebraerum & Graecarum, quae in his Libris exponuntor, (23pp) Index Rerum Praecipuarum, (6)pp. Engraved frontis portrait, engraved Kabbalistic plate. Text in Latin, with Hebrew and Greek. Engraved historiated initials, headpieces and tailpieces. Vellum, with embossed floral vignette to boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands and hand lettering (with erroneous date of 1637). Some discolouration to vellum. Corners bumped, with wear to lower corner of upper board. Text bright and crisp, paper fault to lower margin p 325/6. Light marginal toning. Separate title pages for Books II, III & IV, imprints reading Franquerae, dated 1723, 1723 and 1724 respectively. Complete indices for this volume of the Four Books.
[A second volume of books V – VII was published, dated 1726, the title page bearing the words "Editio Tertia".]
Vitringa, Campegius [Vitringa, Kempe] (1659-1722) Dutch Prophetic Theologian. Hebraist. A Millenarianist with apocalyptic expectation of the Second Coming and a strong believer in the concept of the New Jerusalem with a major transformation of society, after which all things will be changed. He maintained an ancient oral tradition of transmission of the secret doctrines of Kabbalah. Judaica interest.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio297
- Title
- Observationum Sacrarum Libri Septem. Tomus I. Editio Ultima.
- Author
- Vitringa, Campegius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fredericum Horreum.
- Place of Publication
- Amstelodami & Franquerae.
- Date Published
- 1723, 1724, 1727
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Vellum, Mysticism, Apocalypse, Christianity, Kabbalah, Cabala, Judaica, Hebraism,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy and Theology; Fine Bindings;
- Size
- 4to
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Paul Haynes Rare Books
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
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