De Dieu, Ludovicus.
Theology 1634 | Animadversiones in acta apostolorvm, Ex off. Elseviriorum Lugduni Batavorum (= Elzevier Leiden) 1634, (8)+221+(10) pp. Mulitlingual commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. Syric, Arabic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
Elzevier edition of Ludovicus de Dieu’s pioneering multilingual commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, comparing Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin biblical traditions. Dutch Golden Age Oriental scholarship, preserved in contemporary vellum with early scholarly annotations and a dated ownership inscription. With indexes: Index Syriacus, Index ARabicus, Index Graecus, Index Latinus, index Hebraicus and Index Locroum Sacrae.
Contemporary vellum binding, with visible staining, rubbing and wear. Internally showing many underlinings in the text and age-related browning and occasional spotting. Quarto edition, in -4, 20 x 17 cm. Complete copy: *4 A-2F4.
Provenance: With handwritten inscription on the titlepage by J. Homan and in red ink Salomonis Matthia or Matthis (?) Ao 1643 and four squares. In the back inscription dated 1657 Lubeck (?): 27 Martii A[nno] 1657 Lubecae ? Maybe Lubeck in Germany.
[NL] Bijzondere Elzevier-uitgave uit 1634 van de Leidse oriëntalist Ludovicus de Dieu, waarin hij de Handelingen der Apostelen onderzoekt aan de hand van verschillende oude Bijbelvertalingen. Vooral de combinatie van Grieks, Hebreeuws, Syrisch en Arabisch schrift maakt dit een aantrekkelijk voorbeeld van zeventiende-eeuwse Nederlandse oriëntalistiek en boekdrukkunst. In contemporaine perkamenten band, met oude onderstrepingen en een eigendomsinscriptie van Salomonis Matthia of Matthis (?) uit 1643 en J. Homan of Noman (?). Met opdracht aan Jacob Visser en een gedicht van Daniel Heinsius.
SKU: 110888
€ 381,50(€ 350,00
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