Ioannis Seldeni De synedriis & praefecturis juridicis veterum Ebræorum liber tertius & ultimus
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Typis Jacobi Flesheri prostant apud Cornelium Bee, in vico Litle-Britain dicto.
Published: 1655
Place of publication: Londini
Language: lat; heb; grc; ara
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Jewish law; Early works to 1800; Jewish courts; History; Sanhedrin; Justice, Administration of (Jewish law)
Other titles: De synedriis veterum Ebræorum liber tertius & ultimus
Work titles: De synedriis & praefecturis iuridicis veterum Ebræorum. Book 3
Notes: Half-title: De synedriis veterum Ebræorum liber tertius & ultimus.

Title page and p. 348 to 411 printed in red and black.

Collation: A⁴ a-b⁴ c² B-3K⁴ 3L² [$3 signed; 3L2 blank]

Errors in pagination: p. 302-303 numbered 304-305.

In Roman, italic, Hebrew and Arabic type.

Initials; head piece.

Side notes.

Books 1 and 2 printed in 1650 (Wing S2425) and 1653 (Wing S2425A), respectively.

Another 1655 ed. of book 3 (Wing S2426) has imprint: "Typis Jacobi Flesher ... ".

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

Includes bibliographical references.

ESTC R230774

Wing (2nd ed.) S2426A

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

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris Helyar family.

Vol. 3 of a set with Wing S2425 and Wing S2425A. Ms. spine title: J. Seldeni/ de Synedrijs/ Lib. III. Remains of paper shelf mark at foot of spine. At head of title in an early hand: A (H?) Fletcher.

Vol. 3 of a made-up set with Wing S2425 and Wing S2425A.

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

Bound in very worn late 17th century mottled calf, covers decorated in gilt with remains of fillets and armorial medallion stamps; gilt spine ornamentation; all edges sprinkled red.

Bound in contemporary vellum; all edges sprinkled blue.

Bound in contemporary vellum.