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The wonderful, and most deplorable history of the later times of the Jews : with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. Which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end. By Josephus Ben Gorion. Whereunto is added a brief of the ten captivities; with the pourtrait of the Roman rams, and engins of battery, &c. As also of Jerusalem; with the fearful and presaging apparitions that were seen in the air before her ruins. Moreover, there is a parallel of the late times and crimes in London, with those in Jerusalem.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2032:9.
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2032:9.
- Standardized Title:
- Josippon. English. Abridgments.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D--Early works to 1800.
- Jews.
- London (England)--History--17th century.
- Local Subjects:
- London (England)--History--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 288, 285-376 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 4 leaves of plates : portraits
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Brief description of Asia, and the Holy-Land.
- Wars of the Jews.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for William Thackeray in Duck-lane, near Smith-field, 1673.
- Notes:
- A translation of: ha-Levi, Abraham ben David. Sefer ha-Kabalah (Book 3; abstract) of the anonymous "Josippon" or "Yosippon". The latter has been misattributed to a Joseph ben Gorion, usually identified with Joseph ben Gorion ha-Kohen but occasionally with Flavius Josephus.
- Dedication to Sir John Robinson signed: J.S.; dedication to the City of London signed: James Howel.
- The portrait of Josephus Ben-Gorion is signed: W Sherwin sc.
- Text is continuous despite pagination.
- "A brief description of Asia, and the Holy-Land" has caption title on B3.
- Includes final prayer and table of contents.
- Running title reads: The wars of the Jews.
- Reproduction of the original in the Edinburgh University Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2032:9). s1990 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) J1087.
- OCLC:
- 55719071
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