- Partly foxed and sl. yellowed. Bindings sl. worn and rubbed along extremities; vol. 1 upper joint splitting at foot of spine; vol. 2 upper corners showing; covers sl. scratched.
= Sumptuously illustrated dictionary. Zischka p.31, listing the original French edition published in 1722-1728; Poortman II, p.169-171: "Calmet's Naam- en Woordboek is geen prentbijbel maar een woordenboek met prenten. Het zijn geen prenten die de bijbelse geschiedenis afbeelden, maar de zeden en gewoonten der Joden, de godsdienstplechtigheden, de tabernakel, de tempels enz." The plates illustrate the history and culture of the Jews: ceremonies, costumes, plans and views of synagogues and other buildings, views of Jerusalem etc. This second part contains letters M-Z, a timetable of the biblical history, a Jewish almanac, a chapter on coins and their values (converted to 18th century currency), and a chapter containing the transcription and literal translation of Hebrew and Greek biblical terms.