Bigdei Kohanim / id est, Vestitus Sacerdotum Hebraeorum

AUCTION 7 | Tuesday, June 22nd, 1999 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 343

BRAUN, JOHANNES

Bigdei Kohanim / id est, Vestitus Sacerdotum Hebraeorum

FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one volume. Additional engraved title and 14 engraved plates Lightly stained and foxed. Contemporary vellum backed boards, rubbed. Thick 4to. Freimann 181

Amsterdam: 1680

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $400

An erudite work which in addition to analyzing the Priestly vestments, examines issues relating to ancient textiles and their manufacture, the procurement of precious stones for the Breast-Plate and the comparative garments of Roman and pagan priesthoods