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The wonderful, and most deplorable history of the later times of the Jews : with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end
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Josippon. English.
Title
The wonderful, and most deplorable history of the later times of the Jews : with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end / by Josephus Ben Gorion ; wherunto is added A brief of the ten captivities, with the pourtrait of the Roman rams, and engines of battery, &c., as also of Jerusalem, with the fearful and the presaging aparitions that were seen in the air before her ruins ; moreover, there is a parallell of the late times and crimes in London, with those in Jerusalem.
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London : Printed by J. Wilde, for T. Thackeray, at the Angel, in Duck-lane, 1694.
Physical Description
[16], 340, [10] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 fold.) : ill. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Notes
This is probably Peter Morwen's translation of Sebastian Münster's Latin version of Abraham ben David's abstract of a disputed work known as Yosippon or Josippon, sometimes listed under the pseudonym Josephus ben Gorion. The translation was first published in London, 1558, under the title: A compendious and moste marveylous history of the latter times of the Jewes commune weale.
Dedication sighned: J.S.; Epistle decicatory signed: James Howel.
Signatures: A(-A1) B-Z⁸.
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English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), J1088B
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