Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis. Venice: Nicolaum Pezzana, 1669. Latin.
The Vulgate, Latin edition of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, with many in-text woodcuts and an engraved title page by Isabella Piccini. Historiated initials.
[1] engraved title page, [11] leaves, 964 [i.e. 944], [40] pp, 26 cm. Good condition. Stains, including many dampstains. Several closed and open tears. Partly erased notations and inked stamp to lower part of engraved title page. Handwritten marginal notations to a few leaves. Back endpaper restored with paper. Original vellum binding, damaged and restored (with new vellum).

Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Heilige Schrifft. Nuremberg: Johann Andrea, 1755. German.
The Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament translated by Martin Luther, accompanied by nine large prints and dozens of in-text prints. The small prints depict scenes from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament and the large prints depict portraits of biblical figures: Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Aaron, Samuel, King Solomon and others. One of the prints depicts Martin Luther. Eight of the large prints are signed in the plate: A. [Andreas?] Nunzer.
Historiated initials.
[73], 182, [4], 183-534, [4], 535-706, [4], 707-912, [4], 915-916, [4], 917-1034, [4], 1035-1181, [23] pp, approx. 38 cm. Good condition. Stains and blemishes. Closed and open tears to edges of first leaves. Notations to endpapers. Elegant leather-covered binding with corner guards (some missing), damaged and partly detached; worming. Originally with two leather straps and buckles, now missing.

Flavij Josephi des Hochberühmten Jüdischen Geschichtschreibers Historien und Bücher, Von alten Jüdischen Geschichten zwentzig sammt eynem von seinem Leben; Vom Jüdischen Krieg und der Statt Jerusalem und des gantzen Lands zerstörung siben. Strassburg: Theodosium Rihel [Theodosius Rihel], 1597 (imprint from colophon). German.
A large volume opening with Antiquities of the Jews, which includes twenty chapters narrating the history of the Jewish people from the creation of the world until the Great Revolt (66 C.E.). The second part is book V of The Jewish War, recounting the events of the destruction of Jerusalem (with separate title page). Both parts are illustrated with more than a hundred impressive woodcuts.
Part I: [6] leaves, 946 pp, [20] leaves; Part II: [6] leaves, 214 pp, [5] leaves, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Worming to several leaves at the beginning of the book (not affecting text). Handwritten notations and markings to several leaves. Library stamps to several leaves; bookplate to inside front board. Leather-covered binding, spine gilt-embossed, worn and damaged. Paper label to bottom spine.

Hierozoicon, sive bipertitum opus de animalibus S. Scripturae, by Samuel Bochart. Leiden: Cornelium Boutesteyn & Jordanum Luchtmans / Utrecht: Guilielmum vande Water, 1692. Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. Two parts in one volume.
An important study by French scholar and priest Samuel Bochart (1599-1667), attempting to identify biblical animals based on a variety of ancient sources: The Holy Scriptures, Near Eastern literature and Greek and Latin sources.
Additional imprint at the end of each part: Utrecht: Ernestum Voskuyl, 1690.
Both title pages feature an engraving depicting a group of people presenting a picture of the Tower of Babel.
[4] leaves, 63 pp, 1094 columns, 91 pp; [2] leaves, 888 columns, 79 pp, approx. 37 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Vellum-covered, embossed binding, damaged and worn.

Der wunderwürdige Juden- und Heiden-Tempel / Darinn derselben Gottes- und Götzen-Dinst eröffnet und gezeigt wird. Nuremberg: Wolfgang Moritz Endters. Printed by Johann Ernst Adelbulner, 1701. German. First edition.
An extended German edition of Alexander Ross's (1590-1654) work Pansebeia, or View of all the Religions in the World, with the Lives of certain notorious Hereticks – a comparative study of various world religions. With an essay about paganism by the translator and editor, theologian David Nerreter (1649-1726).
The book, written from a Christian perspective, reviews and compares various religions in Asia, Africa, America and Europe and contains dozens of engraved plates, mostly depicting religious rituals and pagan rites. The first chapter is dedicated to Judaism, and includes a folding engraved plate depicting the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in the days of the Temple (the High Priest is shown performing the lottery for the two goats).
The first engraved plate depicts the Temple’s Menorah and Ark.
[12], 1195, [83] pp + [72] plates (ten folding plates), 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears. Worming. Several plates smaller than the leaves. Contemporary green vellum binding (slightly damaged).