Description: 1698 9vol Critici Sacri Latin Biblical Commentary A very scarce copy of this Biblical commentary from the late seventeenth century, containing Biblical criticism from numerous influential writers on the Bible. Editio nova (the second edition, revised and extended from the first edition, published in 1660). Featuring illuminated capitals and decorative head-and-tail pieces. Text in Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, and Syriac. Folio. With half-titles and 2 red-and-black coloured title pages, as well as thirteen engraved plates to volume V (seven of which are folding), collated complete. Organised in order of the books of the Bible: Genesis and Exodus (Volume I, Part I), Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy (Volume I, Part II), The Historical Books and the Book of Job (Volume II), Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon (Volume III), Book of the Prophets (Volume IV), The Apocrypha and Seven Tracts on Jewish Antiquities (Volume V), The Gospels (Volume VI), Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline Epistles (Volume VII), Epistles, Revelation, and Tracts on Various Subjects (Volume VIII). Containing commentaries and annotations from Munster, Drusius, Fagius, Forerius, Vatabalus, John Gregoy, Cartwright, Scaliger, Amama, Capellus, and many more. Eight volumes bound in nine. Bookplate of the Evangelical Union, Theological Hall Library to the front pastedowns. CONDITION In contemporary vellum bindings with decorative blindstamps to boards. Externally, rather worn, with loss to five backstrips. Marks to boards, and some wear to the extremities. Some old ink spills to boards also. Hinges are strained. Internally, firmly bound. Front blank of volume I has been removed. Pages are generally quite bright given the age of the volumes, though with some background foxing and the occasional spot. Some institutional blindstamping to half-titles. Overall: GOOD.
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Year Printed: 1698
Binding: Vellum
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: Latin
Special Attributes: Large Print
