Lot 933
933
RELAND, Adriaan (1676-1718). Letter in Dutch to "J. de Haas, koopman by t' admiraliteytshof te Rotterdam". Utr., 4 maart 1714. 1 fold. leaf, r° only and address outside, signed. W. black wax seal. -- Jan Jacob SCHULTENS (1716-1788). Letter in Dutch to a friend. Leiden, 4 april 1769. 1 fold. leaf, r° & v°, signed. -- (2).
Ad 1: In this letter the Dutch Orientalist Reland tells merchant J. de Haas that a printing error in a quarto sheet must be fully reprinted, not corrected in part. He warns that leaving it as it is would harm their reputation. In a postcript, he adds he will check the Hebrew version of the word. Ad 2: A reflective and philosophical letter by the Leiden Orientalist J.J. Schultens, discussing theological interpretation, scholarly disagreement (possibly involving Hottinger), and the nature of truth and judgment in religious scholarship. Addressee unknown.€ 120
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