MONUMENTAL WORK ON JEWISH ANTIQUITIES

UGOLINO, BLASIO.

Thesaurus antiquitatum sacrarum. Complectens selectissima clarissimorum virorum opuscula, in quibus veterum Hebraeorum. Part 1 - 12 (of 34).

Venice, Joannem Herthz, 1744 - 1750.

Folio (450 x 325 mm). Twelve parts uniformly bound in six contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with six raised bands and richly gilt spines. Bindings with considerably wear and damage (especially vol. 1, 4, 5 and 6) and are in general in need of restaurantion, alternatively new bindings. Internally occassionally affected by dampstains, but otherwise generally nice and clean. Text in Hebrew and Latin in columns. With numerous engravings and vignettes in text. See below for details and collations:

Vol. 1 (part 1 & 2): Spine split, front board detached. Lower compartment with loss of leather.  First quire detached. Half-title damaged in inner margin. engraved half-title chipped in inner margin, with a bit of loss. Dampstain to upper outer corner throughout, primarily affecting first 55 ff. Occassionally with dampstain to inner and lower margin. 22 ff., 530 columns, 8 ff., 842 columns + frontispiece.
Vol. 2 (part 3 & 4): Wear to extremities. Head and foot of spine missing leather, showing headbands. Internally nice and clean. 10 ff., 740 columns, 6 ff., 820 columns, 4 ff.
Vol. 3 (part 5 & 6): Wear to extremities. Head and foot of spine missing leather, showing headbands. Internally nice and clean. Vague dampstain to upper margin of first leaves. 10 ff., 1144 columns, 9 ff., 710 columns, 1 ff. + 9 maps and plates.
Vol. 4 (part 7 & 8): Spine split. Head and foot of spine missing leather, showing headbands. Vague dampstain to upper margin. 6 ff. 5-730 columns, 11 ff., 736 columns + portrait and 1 map.
Vol. 5 (part 9 & 10): Upper and lower part of spine missing leather. Front board detached from book block. Paper creased throughout from previous waterdamage. 5 ff.,1182 columns, 55 ff. 1120 columns + folede plate (with tear).
Vol. 6 (part 11 & 12): Lower part of spine missing, upper part partly detached. Hindges weak. Dampstains to margin. 5 ff., 1132 columns, 6 ff. 1108 columns.

First twelve parts of Ugolino’s monumental “Thesaurus Antiquitatum Sacrarum” - an encyclopedic collection focusing on the antiquities of the Hebrew people, presenting a detailed exposition of their customs, laws, institutions, and sacred rites. The work is notable for its exhaustive compilation of ancient sacred antiquities related to Jewish history, traditions, and culture and as a crucial resource for scholars studying ancient Jewish culture and religion for centuries.

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