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Montanus, Benedictus Arias (1527-1598) Communes et Familiares Hebraicae Linguae Idiotismi.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3012TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 23, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Montanus, Benedictus Arias (1527-1598) Communes et Familiares Hebraicae Linguae Idiotismi. Antwerp: Plantin, 1572. Folio, in several parts, each with a separate title page, illustrated with the following double-page engraved maps by Montanus: the world in two hemispheres, Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam ex Antiquissimorum Cultor; the Holy Land, Tabula Terrae Canaan; Israel, Terrae Israel Omnis ante Canaan; eleven engravings of Old Testament subjects, including Noah's Ark, the Tabernacle and Temple of Moses (including a double-page plate of the Temple's floor plan) and other images and articles related to Moses; and the full-page map of Jerusalem, Antiquae Ierusalem Vera; in total, fifteen plates; bound in original stiff parchment over boards, rebacked, 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

A-B6, A-K6, L4, a6, b8, aa6, bb4, A8, A4, A8, A8, a4, A4, A-C4, A-E6, D-A4 [the Hebrew index], [cross]4, A6, [cross]8, A6, A-C6.


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Keywords

TABULA, Antwerp, Israel