(Holy Land - Grapevine Map) Onomasticum Veteris Testamenti sive tractatus philologicus quo nomina V.T. propria ad appelatiuorum analogiam reducta ex originibus et formis suis explicantur, cum aliarum gentium nominibus conferuntur impositionis ratio, quantum fieri potuit, ubique ostenditur, atque adeo linguae originali nova lux affunditur. Accedit appendix continens spicilegium observationum et additionem ad arcanum formarum nominum hebr.

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Simonis / 1741 -1742 / (Holy Land - Grapevine Map) Onomasticum Veteris Testamenti sive tractatus philologicus quo nomina V.T. propria ad appelatiuorum analogiam reducta ex originibus et formis suis explicantur, cum aliarum gentium nominibus conferuntur impositionis ratio, quantum fieri potuit, ubique ostenditur, atque adeo linguae originali nova lux affunditur. Accedit appendix continens spicilegium observationum et additionem ad arcanum formarum nominum hebr. (Safe 2, 113377) Small quarto. 2 parts in 1. With the separately paginated index issued with its own title page. Later half vellum over cloth-covered boards. Spine darkened. Old manuscript shelf label. Edges of binding showing wear. [14],644,[118] pages. Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece allegorical Holy Land map; Index section: [6],206,[8] pages. Title page printed in black. Engraved vignette. Leaves uniformly tanned. Two bookplates: Samuel Ives Curtiss, Old Testament Theology, Chicago and Chicago Theological Seminary. Faint accession number in lower margin of first page of preface. Old library pocket on rear pastedown. No other library markings. Map unmarked and a nice dark impression, with only hint of marginal foxing. Complete. With the Grapevine Map of the Holy Land The present work, a lexicon of the Old Testament with an appended philological treatise, includes as its frontispiece a remarkable engraved Hebrew map of the Land of Israel with place-names and divisions by tribe captioned in Hebrew, in the form of a beautiful interlaced grapevine, all within an ornately printed frame. The text is in Latin interspersed with Hebrew, Arabic, Ethiopic and Greek. The present example of the book includes a separately paginated appended section with its own title page - not always present - which contains an etymological interpretation of the personal and place names of the Old Testament discussed in the main work. The Grapevine Map This stunning allegorical map of the Land of Israel, often referred to as the Grapevine Map, presents a richly symbolic vision of the Holy Land entirely framed in the imagery of a flourishing vine. The map depicts the biblical Land of Israel - entirely with Hebrew toponymy - as a single grapevine stretching across the land, its twisting branches laden with leaves and clusters of grapes. This botanical motif draws directly from Psalm 80:9-12, which describes the People of Israel as a vine brought out of Egypt and planted in the Promised Land, where it took root, spread its branches, and covered the mountains with its shade: You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and planted it. You cleared a place before it; it took root and filled the land. The mountains were covered by its shade, and its branches were the mighty cedars. It sent out its boughs to the sea and its shoots to the river. Rather than showing geographic realism, the map offers a spiritual landscape, where the vine unites the biblical tribal territories and cities into one organic whole. Place names such as Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jericho, Shechem, and tribal regions including Judah, Ephraim, Dan, and Benjamin are inscribed in Hebrew. The Mediterranean Sea appears to the west, labeled as the Great Sea ( ), while the Jordan River and Dead Sea ( ) are shown to the east. The trunk of the grapevine reads (Yisra'el). Rich with biblical symbolism, the image portrays the Land of Israel as a sacred, living entity - an emblem of divine blessing, unity, and rootedness. As one of the rare early Holy Land maps captioned entirely in Hebrew, it stands apart from the more prevalent Christian-oriented cartographies of the period, offering a distinctly Jewish perspective on sacred geography. The vine is a .

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• Titre: (Holy Land - Grapevine Map) Onomasticum Veteris Testamenti sive tractatus philologicus quo nomina V.T. propria ad appelatiuorum analogiam reducta ex originibus et formis suis explicantur, cum aliarum gentium nominibus conferuntur impositionis ratio, quantum fieri potuit, ubique ostenditur, atque adeo linguae originali nova lux affunditur. Accedit appendix continens spicilegium observationum et additionem ad arcanum formarum nominum hebr.
• Éditeur: Simonis
• Date de parution: 1741
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Good
• Type de livre: Book
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