2420 | Rare Bibles, Books, & Manuscripts
Sun, Mar 3, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 70
ANTIQUE 17TH-CENTURY GERMAN JEWELRY, 1680 SYNAGOGA, BUXTORF, HISTORICAL VELLUM
Estimate: $750 - $900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $25 | $25 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $25,000 | $1,000 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
Year/Century: 17th century
Language: Latin
Subject: History
Binding: Vellum
Description: J. Buxtorf In domestica vivendi ratione, Synagoga Judaica, de Judaeorum Fide, Ritibus, Ceremoniis, tam Publicis & Sacris, quàm Privatis. E. König, Basel, 1680 Measurements: 4 by 6 3/4"; original overlapping vellum binding; engraved frontispiece depicting a circumcision scene (327, 779, 37) pages Excellent condition, with slight foxing and fading. Latin text Born from an Orientalist family, Johannes Buxtorf (1564–1629) was a renowned Hebraist who taught Hebrew for 39 years at Basel University. He was referred to as the "Master of the Rabbis". His enormous work, De Synagoga Judaica (1st ed., 1603), meticulously records early modern German Jewish life and traditions. Johannes Buxtorf the Younger's father was Buxtorf.
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