Saulcy, F., de. Histoire de l'Art Judaíque Tirée des Textes Sacrés et Profanes ["History of the Jewish Art Drawn from Texts Sacred and Profane."]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

printer

Pillet fils ainé [eldest son]

Place

Paris

Publication

1858

Description

FIRST EDITION. One foldout plan of Solomon's Temple

summary

The work sheds the light of modern research on the architecture of the Jews as reported in the Bible, Book of Macabees and Josephus. Louis Félicien Joseph Caignart de Saulcy (1807-1880) was a member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. He voyaged to the Near East and is celebrated for his research in the fields of archeology and numismatics. See JE, Vol. XI, pp. 87

pp. (4), 5, (1), 425. Foxed. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed. 4to

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