Lot 90
Apparatus Biblicus, by Bernard Lamy – London, 1723 – Maps of Palestine and Jerusalem, Plan of the Temple, and Other Engravings – First English Edition
Apparatus Biblicus, or, an introduction to the Holy Scriptures, by Bernard Lamy. English translation by Richard Bundy. London: S. Palmer, 1723. English.
A copy of the first English edition of "Apparatus Biblicus" by the French theologian and mathematician Bernard Lamy (1640-1715). The book, first published in Latin in 1696, is concerned with the history of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, with Biblical history, with the flora and fauna mentioned in the scriptures, and more.
Illustrated with 30 engraved plates (9 of which are folded), including: Map of the world, map of the Holy Land, a map of Jerusalem, a detailed plan of the Temple in Jerusalem, illustrations of the Temple and the sacred relics, the High Priest in his sacred vestments, a Jew with Tefillin, tables of Hebrew weights and measurements, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babylon, and the Sanhedrin. Several of the engraved plates depict animals and plants mentioned in the Bible – mandrakes, a whale, a camel, a rhinoceros, a lion, and more.
XXVIII, 540 pp. + 30 engraved plates, approx. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to some of the folded plates (to margins and along fold lines), mostly minor. Long tear to one engraved plate. One plate bound upside down. Repaired tears to frontispiece. New binding, with parts of the original binding (damaged) laid down.
