Author: CUNAEUS, PETRUS (1586-1638
Title: De republica Hebraeorum. Editio novissima.
Description: Leiden, Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1632. 24mo, 11x5,5 cm. (24), 503 pp. Engr. title. Red edges. Contemp. handwriting on title. At the end some slight waterstaining. On the whole a good copy. Contemp. leather, worn. The `Hebrew Republic'was the first study of the ancient Jewish polity by a Christian author to make extensive use of Maimonides' {Mishneh Torah}. As such it is an important milestone in the history of the study of Jewish texts. Contains biblical texts in Hebrew characters. It was the most popular book of the Hebraeists in the Netherlands, read by the orthodox Calvinists and the more liberal `Remonstranten'. The republic of the ancient Hebrews was seen as a model for the Dutch republic. Originally published in 1617. Willems 362.

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