Discours du tabernacle et du camp des israélites. Recueilly de plusieurs anciens Docteurs Hebrieux [Treatise on the Tabernacle and the Camp of the Israelites, compiled from the writings of ancient Hebrew scholars], by Philippes d'Aquin. Paris: Thomas Blaise, 1623. French and some Hebrew.

First edition of the work by French Hebraist Philippe d'Aquin (1578-1650) on the Tabernacle and the Israelite encampment, based on Jewish sources. Written in French, with twelve pages of commentary in Hebrew bound at the end.

The book contains several woodcuts, included in the pagination, depicting the Ark of the Covenant, the Temple vessels, the priestly service and sacrifices, the Table of Showbread, the seven-branched Menorah, a diagram of the Israelite encampment in the Sinai Desert, and decorated initial letters.

Philippe d'Aquin, Hebraist and physician, is known for his philological works on the Hebrew language and rabbinic and kabbalistic traditions. He contributed to the Paris Polyglot Bible (1645) and to the Hebrew translation of the New Testament.

[4] leaves, 104 pages (lacking final page with French "Approbations" and errata). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains, including light dampstains. Minor blemishes. Old library stamp on verso of title page. New binding.