Flavii Iosephi [...] boecken/ te weten vanden ouden Joodschen gheschiedenissen twintich: ende een van zijn eyghen leven. Noch van den Joodschen oorloghe [...] in druck ghegheven door Everardum Bommelium, dienaer der godlicken woorts tot Voorschoten.

Folio: [4]-343-[15]-77-[3] ff. (cut short, toned and soiled, occ. dampstaining, title margin strengthened).

Mod. full leather, gilt-titled spine on 5 raised bands. Good copy.

Dutch trsl. of the 2 principal works of Josephus, “Antiquities of the Jews” and “The Jewish War”. The 1st gives the history of the Jews from Creation to the beginning of the Jewish revolt in 66 A.D. It contains one of the few extra-biblical accounts of John the Baptist and Jesus, which may account for the fact that Josephus’ writings were preserved from oblivion by the Christians. The 2nd is an eye-witness account of the Jewish insurrection against Rome which culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Large woodcut mark on title. Printed in gothic type, in 2 cols. Ref. Moes/Burger 467. - Typogr. Bat. 2699. - Poortman IIb:211-219. - Pettegree NB 17274. - Not in Adams, BnF, STC Dutch (BL). Prov. Old names on title "Joannes van Dael tot Molen Beersel".