Author: Henry Ainsworth,Signed: No,Publisher: M. Parsons,Year Printed: 1639,Binding: Leather,Language: English,Country of Origin: United States Annotations Upon The Five Bookes Of Moses Author: Henry Ainsworth Title: Annotations Upon The Five Bookes Of Moses Publication: London: M. Parsons, 1639 Description: Fine Leather Bound by Bayntun. AINSWORTH, Henry (1571–1622/3) Annotations vpon the Five Bookes of Moses, the Booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles. Wherein the Hebrew Words and Sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee Versions, and other Records and Monuments of the Hebrews... ​London: Printed by M. Parsons for John Bellamie, 1639. ​Physical Description & Binding ​Format: Folio (13.5 inches tall). ​Binding: Bound in fine half tan polished calf over marbled boards by Bayntun of Bath. Spine divided into six compartments with raised bands ruled in gilt, featuring a red morocco lettering label stamped in gilt ("Ainsworth's Annotations"), gilt decorative corner/center fleuron devices in remaining panels, and the date "1639" stamped in gilt at the tail. ​Condition: A tall, handsomely presented copy. The binding is clean, firm, and structurally sound. The interior displays scattered light foxing and occasional mild soiling commensurate with age and paper stock of the period, though the text leaves remain well-margined and sound throughout. ​Henry Ainsworth was a prominent English Nonconformist minister, Separatist leader in Amsterdam, and one of the foremost Christian Hebraists of the early modern period. ​First published separately in parts between 1612 and 1623, Ainsworth’s Annotations represents a landmark achievement in 17th-century vernacular biblical scholarship. Unlike many of his contemporaries whose commentaries focused predominantly on polemical or homiletic theology, Ainsworth engaged directly with the original Hebrew philology and grammar. He incorporated extensive citations from rabbinic literature—most notably Maimonides and Rashi—alongside the Aramaic Targums (Chaldee paraphrases) and the Septuagint. ​Ainsworth’s biblical works carried profound influence across the Atlantic: his commentaries and his metrical translation of the Psalms were carried aboard the Mayflower by the Pilgrims, remaining the primary psalter and commentary used in Plymouth Colony and throughout the early New England settlements. . VG+. Seller ID: 473 Subject: 17th Century, Fine Leather Bindings, Large Folio Bindings, Religion & Spirituality