Lot 253
Geography of the Scriptures – Venice, 1726 – Includes Maps and Relieves
Dictionarium historicum, criticum, chronologicum, geographicum, et litterale Sacre Scripture, Augustino Calmet.
Venice, 1726. Two volumes. Latin, translated from French.
Volume I includes 4 folded maps, Volume II contains one folded map. Maps are of Palestine, Jerusalem, and the Middle East, and they have wide margins, and are in very good condition. Both volumes also include engravings of the Holy Ark, musical instruments, tefillin, the Choshen – priestly breastplate, the High Priest, coins, and more.
499, 503 pages, 33.5 cm.
Very good condition. The original parchment cover is slightly warped. Foxing, especially to margins and to first and last pages. Slight moth holes and tears to spine.
