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The works of Flavius Josephus : which are extant ... : translated from the original Greek, according to Dr. Hudson's edition / by John Court ... ; to which are added a dissertation on the writings and credit of Josephus, and Christopher Noldius's History of the life and actions of Herod the Great, never before rendered into English ; with explanatory notes, tables, maps, and a large and accurate index.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio DS116 .J615 1733 Frost copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Josephus, Flavius
- Standardized Title:
- Works. English (Court)
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Antiquities--Early works to 1800.
- Jews.
- Jews--History--Early works to 1800.
- History.
- Jews--Antiquities.
- Penn Provenance:
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 978 pages, 46 unnumbered pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 35 cm (folio)
- Fingerprint:
- edwn d-on ison "c"t (3) 1733 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by R. Penny ... and J. Janeway ..., MDCCXXXIII [1733]
- Contents:
- (from t.p.) I. The history of the antiquities of the Jews. In twenty books
- II. The life of the author, Flavius Josephus. Written by himself
- III. The wars of the Jews. In seven books
- IV. The defence of the Jewish antiquities against Apion. Two books
- V. Of the Maccabees. One book.
- Notes:
- Signatures: A-11X² (leaf 11X2 blank).
- Leaf 7G1 unsigned.
- Title in red and black within border of double rules.
- Text printed primarily in double columns.
- Woodcut factotums and tail-pieces.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Frost Collection copy has bookseller's ms. note in pencil on front free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Frost Collection copy: lower portion of leaf 2Q1 torn off with some loss of footnote text.
- Frost Collection copy: lower portion of many leaves dampstained; plate before leaf N1 torn; plate before leaf 2Q1 damaged and mounted on linen; plate before leaf 3A1 damaged; .
- Cited in:
- ESTC T106244
- OCLC:
- 8904284
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