Palestine

Historica theologica et moralis Terrae Sanctae elucidatio, in qua pleraque ad veterem et praesentem ejusdem Terrae statum spectantia accurate explicantur varii errores refelluntur veritas fideliter exacteque discutitur et comprobatur opus non tantum ad Terram Sanctum proficiscentibus sed etiam Sacrae Scripturae studiosis et Divini Verbi praeconibus utilissimum [2 volumes]

1880 · R119437 — Venetiis [Venice], typis Antonellianis 1880-1881 Complete in 2 volumes, xxviii,[4],761 + 893,[1] pp., with a few illustrations in text + 6 folding plates out of text (depicting: 1: Map of the Holy Land, 2: Bird's eye view of Jerusalem, 3: A view of part of Jerusalem, 4: A silver plate said to cover the hole in which the cross of Christ was placed, 5: Ground plan of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, 6: Ground plan of the church of St. Mary in Bethlehem), 38x27cm., text in Latin, text printed in two columns, 2nd edition, 20th cy. hardcover bindings in grey half-cloth (marbled boards, gilt title on spine, vague trace of removed label atlower end of spine), ex-libris stamp on title page, some occasional light foxing, good condition, weight: 7.4 kg., [This is a re-edition of the original Antwerp 1639-edition written between 1616 and 1626 by the Italian Orientalist Francesco Quaresmio (1583-1650), who spent several years in Jerusalem and other places in the East], R119437