{"product_id":"philippe-codurc-on-job-1651-first-edition","title":"Philippe Codurc on Job 1651 First Edition","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLibri Job Versio Nova Ex Hebraeo Cum Scholiis. Authore \u003cb\u003ePhilippo Codurco\u003c\/b\u003e Regis à Secretioribus Consiliis. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Petri Variquet, \u003cb\u003e1651\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST EDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e An attractive and scholarly edition of the \u003ci\u003eBook of Job\u003c\/i\u003e, newly translated directly from the Hebrew by the author, with accompanying commentary (\u003ci\u003escholia\u003c\/i\u003e). The work is of particular interest for its position within seventeenth-century biblical scholarship: although produced from a Catholic perspective, it departs from exclusive reliance on the Latin Vulgate, instead engaging directly with the Hebrew text, reflecting the growing influence of Protestant philological methods on Catholic exegesis, especially in linguistically and theologically complex books such as Job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe author, Philippe Codurc, was originally a Protestant pastor in Provence before converting to Catholicism; he subsequently became professor of Hebrew at Montpellier and later at Nîmes. His writings are noted for their meticulous scholarship; a full list of his works is given in Haag, \u003ci\u003eLa France protestante\u003c\/i\u003e (II, pp. 507).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eInscriptions of a self-described theologian and Hebraist, Bertrandus Combes to front and rear endpapers dated 1727, probably south France, perhaps in the Annonay region.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 181 x 235 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[(1), ā4, ē4, í2, A-Z4, 2A-2X4, 2Y2, (1)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary full calf binding, boards lined in double-fillet gilt, repeating gilt device in spine compartments between five raised bands, title lettered in gilt to upper spine. Binding rubbed with some losses to leather including a strip of loss to the front board. Some discolouration, joints cracked, but with both boards attached and the binding secure. Shelf and edge wear, losses at extremities. Eighteenth-century inscriptions to endpapers, no attached bookplates. Preliminary blank working loose but remains attached. Text block mildly toned else very clean throughout. Collates as complete including the usually lacking final leaf with the privilege (2Y2).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA well presented copy of a scarce and intellectually engaging example of early modern Hebrew scholarship within the Catholic tradition.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56671467536708,"sku":"8PC","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/IMG_0436_cffe9e2b-74df-4a3a-b053-e9f560e64830.jpg?v=1776519905","url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/products\/philippe-codurc-on-job-1651-first-edition","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}