INTRODUCTION L'ECRITURE SAINTE - Introduction to the Bible - The Jews' Origins and Lives by Bernard Lamy. Published by Jean Certe, Lyon, 1709 - many engravings of Jews and their customs, and maps.
An important and early study about the Jews and their customs, accompanied by many engravings - three large folded maps - of palestine, (one of the important maps with a cartouche of grape cluster bearers), Jerusalem and the Temple, and North Africa. There are also large engravings (some of them folded) of the tabernacle and its utensils, tefillin, the high priest and his clothes, etc. At the end of the book are many engravings of the animal and the plant according to the Bible.
VIII [20] 508 [58] Page + [10] Engravings + [11] Engravings leaves . Magnificent original leather binding. Very good condition.
