Obj. ID: 38063  Biblia Hebraica, Frankfurt am Main, 1716

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Biblia Hebraica, Torah Nevi’im and Ketuvim. Frankfurt am Main, [1716]. Hebrew, with title page, preface and comments in Latin. Illustrated Hebrew title page with copper-etched images of Moshe, Aharon and David as well as additional symbols.
Frankfurt: Joannis Philippi Andreae, 1716. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto. 12, 686, 4pp.

Original full leather binding with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Additional engraved title depicting Moses, Aaron, King David with a harp, a Torah ark, the sky with God's name written in triangle, Seraph and wheel. Scholarly edition of the complete Old Testament (TaNaKh), edited by Maius and Bürcklin. References the previous Clodii, Leusden, Jablonski, and Opitii (Opitz) editions. "With new referential inscriptions and a preface by Dr. Johann Heinrich Maius, Theology ProFezsor of the University of Giessen," as well as additional preface, observations, and emendations by Bürcklin. Order of the weekly readings and Haftorot (additional readings) at end. At end of text. Text in Hebrew with Latin preface and marginal notes. Pagination in Hebrew letters and Arabic numerals. For this edition Andreae had a new Hebrew typeface cut to include vowels and accents. Beautifully decorated frontispiece, with a full-page copper plate engraving of King David with a harp, kneeling before the Ark of the Covenant, Moses and Aaron, illuminated by the light of God's name written into a triangle, flanked by a four-faced Seraph, and a six-pointed wheel. Engraving signed, "Joseph, a Montalegre fc: Norimb." Occasional woodcut initials and decorative designs throughout interior. Darlow and Moule #5143. Contains a 1783 inscription from "Dutoit" at the Lausanne academy- possibly Dutoit-Mambrini, an important late 18th century Catholic anti-Revolutionary biblical scholar and the author of "La Philosophie Divine."

Majus. Johann Heinrich (Henrich) M. Jr. (May May), born March 11, 1688 to Durlach, where his father, who later became ProFezsor Giessen ( . sd kind ), at that time was a preacher, studied to casting since 1702 , was Master [124] 1707 continued his studies at Altdorf and Jena in 1709, and became proFezsor of Greek and Oriental literature Giessen, 1716 and 1720 also proFezsor of Alterthumswissenschaft Inspector of Schools in Upper Hesse. He died unmarried on 13 June 1732. He stands behind his mean their father, with whom he has been thrown together more often. Eg Bleek - Kamp Hausen , Introduction to the Old Testament, is on page 158 of the Son, on the other hand to S. 135 and 832 of the Father, without this in the register (S. 842) would be varied; thistle , history of the Old Testament speaks only of the Father, but what is S. 445 would fit better to son. What Tholuck , Academic Life, Vol. I, 1853, pp 106, 151, Vol. II, pp 34-43, 1854. mentioned, of course only to the Father. - The focus for those times quite recognize worthy performances of the younger M. falls into the rabbinic studies. He organized an edition of the treaty of Maimonides on the Sabbath year and the Jubilee in which he gave the Hebrew text, Latin translation and explanations (s. The full title with Winer cited above I, 140. 141) and his own thesis about the law the Sabbath year anfügte 1708. - He also translated the commentary of Abarbanel to Isaiah in Latin in 1711, (see the title at Winer cited above I, 216). see this. Gesenius , the prophet Isaiah, II, 1, p 125. - He held a copy of the speech Basil the Great on the youths on the study of Greek literature with the translations of H. Grotius and Aretinus (s. the title at Winer cited above I, 885), 1714. Philological comments on individual passages of the New Testament contained his "Observationes sacrae ... libri IV". 1713-15 (s. Meyer , history of interpreting Scripture, Vol. IV, p 459 f.). Title of texts other s. At Jöcher .
[6] leaves, 10, [2] pages; 686, [2] leaves.
Editor: Johann Heinrich Majus