1555 1ed Josephus Antiquities of Jews Judaica Judaism Sig Gelenius Bible Hebrews

1555 1^ed Josephus Antiquities of Jews Judaica Judaism Sig Gelenius Bible Hebrews

 

“And when the book of Daniel was showed to Alexander the Great, wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.”

– Josephus, Antiquity of the Jews

 

Flavius Josephus’s most important and famous work was his historical account of the Jewish people, ‘Antiquities of the Jews.’ This work is one of the most referenced works regarding the history and origins of the Jewish faith, providing history beyond what is found in the Bible.

 

This volume from the 1555 edition was the first Gryphium edition is exceedingly rare, and fine first edition of a 16^th-century masterpiece. This edition was collected and edited by Sigismund Gelenius.

 

Item number: #13656

Price: $950

 

JOSEPHUS, Flavius

 

Flavii Josephi operum tomus primus.

 

Lugduni : Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1555. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • 695, [1]
• References: USTC 151879
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~4.75in X 3.25in (12cm x 8cm)

 

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