Lund, Johannes

Die Alten Jüdischen Heiligthümer

      Gottfried Liebernickel, 1704. Folio, 8 1/2 " by 13", vellum, frontispiece portrait of author Johannes Lund, title page in black and red Old German script, 16 pages Vorbericht by Henricus Muhlius+16 pages Vorrede by Johannes Lund+1090 pages+138 pages appendices+90 blank pages. 22 full page plates, 4 of which fold out, 4 double page plates. Plate facing page 216 has three inch tear, page 353 is misnumbered as 351, page 619 has light pencil markings, page 671 has small thin ink stain, page 697 is misnumbered as 679. The two misnumbered pages are not duplicates, only the number has been set in error. Both front and back hinges are cracked but intact, and the book stands squarely. Corners are bumped, showing boards. Vellum at head and tail of spine is chipped away. Frontispiece and title page have been repaired, that is, have been loose and have been tipped in at some point in the history of the book. Recto of frontispiece is backed with a newer paper. Several of the plates apparently were "short" pages and have half an inch added to the fore edge. There is a moderate amount of mottling to the text pages. Else the pages are in excellent condition, the printing is sharp and clear and has not run. There are notes written in brown ink, in German, on the first two of the blank pages at the end of book, One of the 45 blank leaves is loose. The full title is: Die Alten Jüdischen Heiligthümer/Gottesdienste und Bewohnheiten /für Augen gestellet/In einer ausführlichen Beschreibung des ganzen Levitischen Priesterthums/und fünff unterschiedenen Büchern. [and the five books are then listed].