Mosaize Historie der Hebreeuwse Kerke.
AUCTION 72 |
Thursday, March 16th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
Lot 93
GOEREE, WILLEM & DAVID.
Mosaize Historie der Hebreeuwse Kerke.
Amsterdam: 1700
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
A handsome set, in an attractive contemporary vellum binding of the first edition of this grand publication by Dutch scholar Willem Goeree (1635-1711). An important study on Jewish (and surrounding) antiquities. Scenes of the charming copper engravings fold-outs include scenes of the Patriarch Jacob, the Ten Plagues, the Perigrination of the Jews in the Wilderness, the Tabernacle, and the Desert Encampment.