Author: Flavius Josephus; Arnauld d'Andilly
Title: Histoire Des Juifs Ecrite Par Flavius Josephus
Description: Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1700. Leather. A splendidly illustrated French translation of the writings of Flavius Josephus, translated by Arnauld d'Andilly. Translated into French by Robert Arnauld d'Andilly (1589-1674), a Councillor of State and important writer and translator.Flavius Josephus (37-c100) was a Romano-Jewish historian. He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War as head of Jewish forces before surrendering and eventually fully defecting to the Romans. He is most noted for his important works of Jewish history, 'Antiquities of the Jews' and 'The Jewish War&apos. These writings are a primary source alongside the Bible for ancient Palestine, describing other important figures from the Bible such as Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate, and possibly Jesus of Nazareth himself.Containing twenty books.Illustrated throughout with beautiful engravings, as well as two folding maps.A new edition. In a full calf binding. Externally rather worn; a large amount of loss to the head of the spine. Boards are rubbed and extremities are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound, bar the front hinge, which has failed. Pages have the odd instance of spotting. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .
Keywords: Flavius Josephus Josephus Jewish History Arnauld d'Andilly Josephus Not Stated
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Title: Histoire Des Juifs Ecrite Par Flavius Josephus
Description: Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1700. Leather. A splendidly illustrated French translation of the writings of Flavius Josephus, translated by Arnauld d'Andilly. Translated into French by Robert Arnauld d'Andilly (1589-1674), a Councillor of State and important writer and translator.Flavius Josephus (37-c100) was a Romano-Jewish historian. He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War as head of Jewish forces before surrendering and eventually fully defecting to the Romans. He is most noted for his important works of Jewish history, 'Antiquities of the Jews' and 'The Jewish War&apos. These writings are a primary source alongside the Bible for ancient Palestine, describing other important figures from the Bible such as Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate, and possibly Jesus of Nazareth himself.Containing twenty books.Illustrated throughout with beautiful engravings, as well as two folding maps.A new edition. In a full calf binding. Externally rather worn; a large amount of loss to the head of the spine. Boards are rubbed and extremities are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound, bar the front hinge, which has failed. Pages have the odd instance of spotting. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .
Keywords: Flavius Josephus Josephus Jewish History Arnauld d'Andilly Josephus Not Stated
Price: GBP 1200.00 = appr. US$ 1713.58 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 779R27
- Book number: 779R27
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