Bernard Lamy. Apparatus Biblicus or, an Introduction to the Holy Scriptures. Edited by Richard Bundy.

AUCTION 66 | Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 1:00

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(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Bernard Lamy. Apparatus Biblicus or, an Introduction to the Holy Scriptures. Edited by Richard Bundy.

Etchings by J. Pine: Frontispiece, 3 folding maps, 9 folding plates, 15 full-page plates, and 3 full-page tables. With additional text-illustrations. Subjects include the mechanics of Noah’s Ark, garb of the High Priest, layout of the Sanhedrin, pagan symbols and maps of the Holy Land. Tables indicate how Biblical weights and measures compare with contemporary times. A handsome, wide-margined copy. pp. xxviii, 540. Slightly foxed, some underlining and few notes in pencil. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt, expertly repaired. Sm. folio.

London: S. Palmer 1723

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

Bernard Lamy (1646-1715) whose Apparatus Biblicus enjoyed great popularity, was a French Catholic Hebraist. This English edition provides background on many aspects of the Jewish faith and life in antiquity for Christian readers of the Bible. Topics discussed include principles of Judaism (after Buxtorf’s articles of faith), the Masoretic tradition, the meanings of names in the Bible and descriptions of different kinds of idolatry.