PICART, BERNARD.

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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Lot 261

PICART, BERNARD.

Naaukeurige Beschryving der Uitwendige Godtsdienst-Plichten, Kerk-Zeden en Gewoontens van Alle Volkeren der Waereldt [“Description of the Religious Duties, Manners and Customs of all the Nations of the World.”] Translated from French into Dutch by Abraham Moubach. Collation available upon request. Lightly browned in few places. Handsome contemporary uniform mottled calf, gilt, lightly rubbed. Folio.

Amsterdam: Hermanus Uytwerf 1727-38

Est: $7,000 - $9,000

Picart’s panoramic view of the world’s religions is certainly one of the most striking illustrated books of the 18th-century. Contained in Volume I, Picart’s plates present an invaluable pictorial record of Jewish life in 18th-century Netherlands.