De legibus Hebraeorum ritualibus, et earum rationibus, libri tres / authore Joanne Spencero ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spencer, John, 1630-1693, author.

Contributor:

Leers, Arnout, active 1670-1699, publisher.

Geoffrey Day Collection of Laurence Sterne (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Early works to 1800.

Jewish law.

Judaism--Customs and practices--Early works to 1800.

Judaism.

Judaism--Customs and practices.

Genre:

Early works.

Penn Provenance:

Koch, Johann Gottlob (autograph, 1761) (RBC copy)

Day, Geoffrey (former owner) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Baker, Richard (stamp) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Baker, J. M. (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Korrick, Carolus (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Physical Description:

36 unnumbered pages, 476 pages, 34 unnumbered pages, 3-504 pages, 20 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm (4to)

Edition:

Editio secunda / priori indice locorum S. Scripturae locupletiore, nec non indice rerum & verborum maxime memorabilium novo aucta.

Fingerprint:

isn- x-u- r-um rune (3) 1686 (R)

Place of Publication:

Hagae-Comitum : Apud Arnoldum Leers, MDCLXXXVI [1686]

Notes:

Signatures: pi1 *⁴ 2*1 (a)-(c)⁴ A-3N⁴ 3O² 3P-3R⁴ 3S², ²A⁴(A1+*²) B-3T⁴ 3V².

In three books, each with special dated title leaf. Signatures and pagination of books 1-2 are continuous; book 3 has separate signatures and pagination.

General title leaf in red and black.

Title leaf of book 1 reads: De legibus Hebraeorum ritualibus et earum rationibus, liber primus. In quo fusè agitur de Rationibus Legum Judaïcarum generalibus. Cui etiam ad calcem additur Dissertatio breviuscula de Theocratia Judaïca. Authore Joanne Spencero ... Hagæ-Comitum, Apud Arnoldum Leers, M. DC. LXXXVI.

Title leaf of book 2 reads: De legibus Hebraeorum ritualibus et earum rationibus, liber secundus. In quo de Legibus Mosaïcis, quibus Zabiorum Ritus occasionem dedere, fusè disseritur. Huic ob Argumenti vicinitatem, adjicitur Dissertatio in Decretum illud Apostolicum, Act.15:20 Ut abstineant à pollutionibus Idolorum, & à Fornicatione, & à Suffocato, & à Sanguine. Authore Joanne Spencero ... Hagæ-Comitum, Apud Arnoldum Leers, M. DC. LXXXVI.

Title leaf of book 3 reads: De legibus Hebraeorum ritualibus et earum rationibus, liber tertius. Octo Dissertationibus absolutus. Harum I. Generaliùs agitur de Ritibus è Gentium moribus in Legem translatis. II. De Origine Sacrificiorum. III. De Purificationibus. IV. De Neomeniis. V. De Arcâ & Cherubinis. VI. De Templo. VII. De Originie [tōn] Urim & Thummim. VIII. De Hirco emissario.

Woodcut title vignettes, initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Day Sterne Collection copy has manuscript shelf-mark(?) ("O.5.O") in pencil on front pastedown; manuscript shelf-mark(?) ("O.6.O") in ink on front free endpaper.

Day Sterne Collection copy has on front pastedown armorial stamp ("R. Baker, AM Pemb Coll"), probably of Richard Baker (1741-1818) of Cawston, Norfolk, England, or his son Richard Baker (1774-1854), of Botley, Hampshire, England.

Day Sterne Collection copy has autograph ("J.M. Baker") in pencil on front free endpaper; autograph ("Carolus Korrick"} on title leaf.

Day Sterne Collection copy has blue ink stamp ("CHURCH ASSOCIATION LIBRARY NO.") with manuscript shelf-mark ("P.215.") at foot of title leaf.

Day Sterne Collection copy bound in full early parchment; manuscript spine title ("Spencerus. de Legib[us]. Hebr."); backstrip damaged and partially detached; all edges stippled red.

Cited in:

STCN 852249888

Other Format:

Online version: Spencer, John, 1630-1693. De legibus Hebraeorum ritualibus, et earum rationibus, libri tres.

OCLC:

19941607