Beautifully illustrated and successful sixteenth-century emblem book featuring devotional poetry by Benito Arias Montano, who also edited the Plantin Press Polyglot Bible., B. Ariae Montani studio constructa et decantata, Includes index., Includes two letters by the publisher Christophe Plantin to the reader., The decorative border frames printed around each emblem are signed with the monogram "ISD"; engraved emblems include monograms of a number of artists and engravers including Pieter Huys, Pieter van der Borcht, Crispin van der Broeck, Abraham de Bruyn, Jan Wierix, Jeronimus Wierix, Jan Sadeler., Watermark of grapes visible on paper., Includes small label of the antiquarian booksellers "Il polifilo, Via Burgonuovo, Milan" and a small leather circular bookplate labelled "R.P." with the motto "Mihi hodie, cras tibi" on pastedown. Illegible ownership stamp in purple ink on title page and front flyleaf. MUX, Former owner's brief inscriptions and notes on front and back flyleaves. MUX, Bound with Arias Montano's Tabula II Argumentum, separate register. MUX
B. Ariae Montani studio constructa et decantata., Engraved title page., Although the title page includes the date 1571, the quarto edition of Humanae salutis monumenta was printed in 1583. See Voet, 590., The following 30 leaves have been excised from the McMaster copy by a former owner: B2 (Adam and Eve); B3 (God Curses the Snake); B4 (Noah’s Sacrifice): image of angel partially excised; C3 (Jacob’s Ladder); D (Finding of Moses); D2 (Moses Hiding the Body of the Egyptian); D3 (Moses before the Burning Bush); D4 (Moses and the Flight from Egypt); E (Moses parts the Red Sea); E4 (Crossing the Jordan); I (St Matthew); I2 (St Mark); K2 (Annunciation); K4 (Birth of St John the Baptist); L (Nativity); L2 (Circumcision); L3 (Adoration of the Magi); L4 (Flight Into Egypt); M (Finding of Jesus at the Temple); M2 (St. John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness); M3 (Baptism of Christ); N2 (Christ Preaching); N3 (Miracle of Loaves and Fishes); Q (Christ Before Herod); Q2 (Flagellation); Q3 (Christ Before the People); R2 (Descent from the Cross); R4 (Resurrection); S (Christ Reveals Himself to the Apostles); S2 (Ascension of Christ). MUX, A former owner has hand-drawn marks of mortification on the figures depicted on the following engravings: E4 (Gathering of Manna), I4 (St. John); N (The Wedding at Cana); O3 (the Last Supper); P (Christ in Prayer); Q4 (Pilate Washing His Hands). MUX, Cut-out portion of a print of an acanthus-leaf motif pasted over plate H4. MUX, Partially legible ink stamps on title page: "Ex Bibliotheca ... Parisesensis". Illegible inscription in ink on flyleaf. MUX
von Joseph S. Bloch., Half-title: Israel und die Völker nach jüdischer Lehre mit berücksichtigung sämtlicher antisemitischer Textfälschungen in Talmud, Schulchan Aruch, Sohar und anderen rabbinischen und kabbalistischen Schriften auf Grund der dem Wiener Landesgericht aus Anlass des Prozesses Rohling contra block 1885 erstateten schriftlichen Gutachten der in Eid genommenen sachverständigen Professor Dr. Theodor Nöldeke und lic. theol. Dr. August Wünsche systematisch dargestellt ..., "Dieses Buch ... intendiert ... die Dienste eines Kompendiums für jüdische Apologetik zu leisten."--p. lii., Bibliography: p. 791-797.
Introduction.--Hillel the Babylonian; Shammai the nationalist.--Jesus of Nazareth.--Yochanan ben Zakkai.--'Haninah ben Dosa.--Eliezer ben Hyrkanos.--Josua ben Hananiah.--Akibah the revolutionist.--Rabbi Mair the illustrious, and Acher the agnostic.--Simon ben Yohai; his son Eleazar.--Rabbi Juda the prince.--Notes., by Adolph Danziger., Includes index.
"In the House of representatives, February 19, 1864. Resolved, that there be printed, for the use of the members of this House, ten thousand additional copies of General McClellan's report."
by George B. McClellan., "Biographical sketch of George B. McClellan, by W.C. Prime": p. [1]-24., The narrative ceases with the author's removal from command, Nov. 5, 1862.
by A. L. Long ... together with incidents relating to his private life subsequent to the war, collected and ed. with the assistance of Marcus J. Wright ..., The appendix (p. 501-699) contains many reports, lists, etc., relating to the Army of northern Virginia.
[by] Frank H. Taylor. Illustrated from contemporary prints and photographs and from drawings by the author., Plates printed on both sides., Published by authority of city government, under the direction of the Supervisory committee on historical book: Robert B. Beath, John P. Nicholson, James W. Latta., Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.