De Sepulchris Hebraeorum [of Hebrew Sepulchers: burial practices and locations]

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 185

NICOLAI, JOHANNES

De Sepulchris Hebraeorum [of Hebrew Sepulchers: burial practices and locations]

First Edition. Title in red and black inks, includes engraving of cornucopea. Chapter headings illuminated. Numerous engravings and foldouts of Hebrew sepulchers, including tombs of Biblical personalities (e.g Rachel, Samuel, David, and Asael). pp. 239-245 contain transcriptions from German Jewish tombstones of the medieval period and later. Pp. (16), 285, (2). Limp vellum. 4to Freimann, p. 189

Leiden: Henrik Teering 1706

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

This is an an encyclopedic work on the topic of Hebrew burial practices culled from Jewish and non-Jewish sources. It is interspersed with citations in Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, and Greek scripts