Ioannis Seldeni De synedriis & præfecturis iuridicis veterum Ebræorum liber secundus
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Typis Jacobi Flesheri.; Prostant apud Cornelium Bee, in vico Litle-Britain dicto
Published: 1653
Place of publication: Londini
Language: lat; heb; ara; grc
Number of pages: 750
Subjects: Jewish law; Early works to 1800; Jewish courts; History; Sanhedrin; Justice, Administration of (Jewish law)
Other titles: De synedriis & praefecturis juridicis veterum Ebraeorum liber secundus; De synedriis veterum Ebræorum liber secundus; De synedriis veterum Ebræorum
Work titles: De synedriis & praefecturis iuridicis veterum Ebræorum. Book 2
Notes: Half title: De synedriis veterum Ebræorum liber secundus.

Title page printed in red and black.

Collation: A⁴ a-c⁴ B-5C⁴ [$3 signed; 5C4 blank]

In Roman, italic, Hebrew and Arabic type.

Initials; head and tail piece.

Side notes.

Addenda: p. 705-746.

"Typos sic corrige": p. 747-750.

Books 1 and 3 printed in 1650 (Wing S2425) and 1655 (Wing S2426, S2426A), respectively.

Book 3 unfinished at author's death and published posthumously --cf. Oxford DNB.

Wing (2nd ed.) S2425A

Most of text in Latin; some Hebrew, Arabic, and Greek.

Ex libris Helyar family.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Vol. 2 of a made-up set with Wing S2425 and Wing S2426A.

20th century armorial book label of the Helyar family, with the motto "In labore quies".

Vol. 2 of a set with Wing S2425 and Wing S2426A. Ms. spine title: J. Seldeni/ de Synedrijs/ Lib. II. Remains of paper shelf mark at foot of spine. At head of title in an early hand: A (H?) Fletcher.

Bound in contemporary vellum.

Bound in contemporary vellum; all edges sprinkled blue.