1686 Rare Latin French Bible - The Book of Numbers, Les Nombres by Le Maistre de Sacy
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Author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy.
Title: Les Nombres traduits en François: Avec l'explication du sens littéral & du sens spirituel.
Publisher: À Paris, Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1686.
Language: Text in Latin and French.
Size: 7" X 5".
Pages: 473 pages + Table of Content.
Binding: Attractive and very good contemporary full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown, superficial scuff on the lower part of front cover - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing - as shown, previous owner’s handwritten name, once visible, has been obscured by ink in the margin of the title page - as shown).
The book: This rare and antique 17th-century volume is an early Latin to French translation and commentary on the Book of Numbers, focusing on theological and spiritual interpretations from respected religious scholars. Published with the approval and privilege of the King in 1686, this work is a testament to the theological scholarship of the time.