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A bibliographical dictionary. Containing a chronological account ... of ... books, in all departments of literature ... with biographical anecdotes ... the whole of the fourth edition of Dr. Harwood's View of the classics, with innumerable additions and amendments. To which are added, an essay on bibiliography ... and an account of the best English translation of each Greek and Latin classic ... / [Anon].
- Adam Clarke
- Date:
- 1802-1804
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A bibliographical dictionary. Containing a chronological account ... of ... books, in all departments of literature ... with biographical anecdotes ... the whole of the fourth edition of Dr. Harwood's View of the classics, with innumerable additions and amendments. To which are added, an essay on bibiliography ... and an account of the best English translation of each Greek and Latin classic ... / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![As the nature of this Work, and the sources whence it has been derived, will be fully explained in the Bibliographical Essay, it is not necessary to occupy these pages with any detailed account of that part which is now presented to the Reader. Great pains and labour have been taken to make it what itis; and yet it is very far from what it should be.—A perfect work of this kind never yet saw the sun; and perhaps in Bibliography es- pecially perfection is unattainable. The Origin of the Art of Printing is, like the birth- place of Homer, enveloped in absolute obscurity. The history of important works is often in the‘same state; and the discordancy of Bibliographers, and the confusion of dates and places, are endless. It is not the province of the present work to settle these differences. —To furnish the séudent and the scholar with a portable and useful alphabetical Manual, which may assist them in the choice of Books, condensing the most important information of numerous bibliographica] works, is the Editor’s intention. If he have succeeded in any tolerable degree, it is what he ardently wished, and for which he earnestly laboured. » In the compilation of this work, besides innumerable collections from sale Catalogues, (though in such a work necessary auxiliaries, yet the worst guides both with re-. spect to ¢idles and dates) the best, bibliographical autho- rities have been consulted and followed: the chief of which are—Le Lone’s Bibliotheca Sacra, by BoERNER and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33029404_0001_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
