De Synagoga Vetere

VITRINGA, CAMPEGIUS.

Johannis Gyzelaar

Franequer [Franeker] (Netherlands)

1696

FIRST EDITION. Latin interspersed with Hebrew. Two parts, each with title and engraving facing title. Title in red and black. Engraving shows non-Jews visiting the Temple of Jerusalem in fulfillment of the prophecy in Zechariah 8:22, 23. On title, design of angel and Tetragrammaton in Hebrew. First page historiated

Freimann, p. 181 (2nd ed. of 1726)

Campegius Vitringa [the Elder] (1669-1722), Professor of Theology and Sacred History at the University of Franeker, was a Dutch author eminently familiar with all aspects of Judaism, as witnessed by this book. Essentially, the theme of the work is the organization of the Synagogue in terms of officialdom, etc., but as is often the case in these colossal works by Christian savants, the author wanders from the theme to encompass a wide variety of seemingly unrelated topics. JE, Vol. XII, p. 445