Omek Halachah
Amsterdam: 1710. Numerous woodcut illustrations, mathematical and astronomical charts, diagrams and symbols. Including woodcut illustration of the Temple Candelabra on f. 32v and of the Kohen Gadol's clothing on verso of final unnumbered leaf. Second edition. 19. c. half-cloth. 40 p. The title page of the first work is torn, but intact, this was fixed with a strip of paper by its former owner, the title page of the second work is dirty, the following pages have slight rust stains. This work examines Talmudic references to mathematics, botany, engineering and geography. Also establishes the site of the Temple and its furnishings - all with the aid of vivid and vibrant diagrams and models. Bound with Tzurat Beit ha-Mikdash by Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, Frankfurt am Main, 1714.
Price: €500.00