ANONYME - SADEK, Pierre - RONDOT, PierreLivre Rare Book
Kitab Tafsir-Al-Zabbour –Al- Ilahi – Al – Sharif-Ibn-Al-Raja-Al-JAlil …
1792réf. B5645Vienna: c.1792. . A fine example. Text is very clean and crisp. Frontispiece is backed and last three leaves are restored. Bound in contemporary decorative half calf. . Edition: First Arabic edition Binding: Contemporary half calf with gilt borders to decorative silver floral designed cloth. Rebacked expertly saving the original spine with five raised bands and compartments tooled with triple fillet borders and central gilt designs. Notes: In 1788 Anthimos 1717-1808 became Greek or Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem or simply ‘Patriarch of Jerusalem’ meaning the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; he held this position until his death. Along with his ecclesiastical duties Anthimos was also a scholar known particularly for his facility with languages. “Anthimos became well known as a fervent defender of Orthodoxy against Catholic proselytism which at that time was very active in Palestine. It was then that he composed first in Greek and then in Arabic his ‘Theological Treatise’ and ‘Interpretation of the Psalms.’ Having had them published in Vienna in 1791 – 92 he distributed thousands of copies of these works among the Arab Christians of the region. At the same time he enjoyed friendly relations with Sultan Selim III 1789-1807 who supported him in consolidating Orthodox rights in the Holy Land.“ Today this important Arabic book on Orthodox Christianity is very rarely seen. Text in Arabic with an introductory note by Bernardus de Jenisch Consiliarius Aulicus in Arabic and Latin. Size: Folio 358x214mm. Illustration: Illustrated with engraved frontis portrait of author. Main text within a decorative border with original psalm text in red and Anthimos’ psalm commentary and exegesis in black ink; also few decorative head- and tailpieces. Provenance: Ex libris William Rammage pasted on endpaper References: Arabic Books in the British Museum p. 283; Discourses of Collective Identity in Central and Southeast Europe 1700-1945 Vol 1: Late Enlightenment: Emergence of modern national ides edited by Balázs Trencsényi Michal Kope p. 304 Transation: Arabic from Greek Pages: Frontis introduction 503 pages in black and red ink. Category: Book Asia Middle East Holy Land; Book Religious Christianity hardcover
