From the Library of Philippe Wilhelm Grimm: [Bigdê kohanîm] Id Est Vestitus Sacerdotum Hebraeorum. Sive Commentarius Amplissimus In Exodi Cap. XXVIII. ac XXIX. & Levit. Cap. XVI. Aliaque loca S. Scripturae quam plurima. Liber Primus (Vol. I); Liber Secundus (Vol. II). 2-vol. Bound in one volume (Complete) (Sacramental Garments of the Hebrew Priests)
Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Apud Abrahamum a Someren, 1698. Altero Editio, priori auctior & emendatior. Hardcover. Large octavo (8 x 6 3/4"). (72) 344 (1) (40)pp. (Indices, Errata of Vol. I), 6 plates, one folding; (4) 345-752 (60)pp (Indices, Errata of Vol. II), 14 plates, one folding. Bound in full vellum. Red edges. Volume one with engraved half-title. Both title pages with publisher's device. Engraved Ex-Libris of Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, father to the Brothers Grimm on verso of title page, volume one. Decorative initials and headpiece. Originally published in 1680, Johannes Braun's "Vestitus sacerdotum Hebraeorum" was the standard work on Hebrew priestly vestiments; how they were produced, and their ritual use. The text is accompanied with 20 striking full page, one in-text engraving and numerous in-text tablets, plus frontispiece by Bastiaan Stoopendaal-Schulz, a celebrated Dutch engraver and mapmaker. Penciled note on "The Dress of the Hebrew Priests" on verso of engraved half-title in English. Text in Latin. Binding with light wear along edges, rubbed with light line indentations. Starting at inside covers. Red edges faded. First folding plate with two inch closed tear at fold near gutter, light creasing at lower edge. Inked note in margin of page 384 of volume two. Some parts age-toned, mostly indices. Front endpaper missing, back endpaper with small chips. Binding and interior in overall good to very good condition, plates very good. good to vg. Item #47512
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