1680 SYNAGOGA JUDAICA BUXTORF antique 17th CENTURY GERMAN JEWRY HISTORY vellum

img{max-width:100%} Buxtorf, JSynagoga Judaica, de Judaeorum Fide, Ritibus, Ceremoniis, tam Publicis & Sacris, quàm Privatis, in domestica vivendi ratione. Basel, E. Konig, 1680Size 4 by 6 3/4" (32),779,(37)p., Engraved frontispiece, showing a circumcision sceneoriginal overlapping vellum bindingVery good condition, some toning, foxingText in Latin======================Johannes Buxtorf (1564 – 1629) was a celebrated Hebraist, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and was known by the title, "Master of the Rabbis".His massive tome, De Synagoga Judaica (1st. ed. 1603), scrupulously documents the customs and society of German Jewry in the early modern period.Buxtorf was the father of Johannes Buxtorf the Younger.==========================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order