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Bibliotheca Britannica; or, a general index to British and foreign literature / By Robert Watt.

  • Robert Watt
Date:
1824
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    1696, 12mo.—Le Parfait Chirurgien d’Armée. Paris, 1696, 12mo. 7 1802, 12mo. 3s.—The British Fruit Garden, and Art of Pruning; com. esteemed his most useful work. prizing the most approved Methods of Planting and Raising every useful ABEL, Crerx, Physician and Naturalist to the Embassy to China— Fruit Tree and Fruit-bearing Shrub. Lond. 1779, 8vo. 3s. 6d.—The Personal Observations made during the Progress of the British Embassy Complete Forcing Gardener, for the thorough Practical Management of the through China, and on its Voyage to and from that Country, in the years Kitchen Garden, raising all early cropsin Hot-beds, and forcing early Fruit, 1816-17. 1818, 4to. i _ &e. Lond. 1781, 12mo. 2s. 6d.—The Complete Wall-tree Pruner, &c. ABEL, Gasrax, a native of Halberstadt, and an eminent Historian, Lond. 1783, 12mo. 2s, 6d.—The Propagation and Botanical Arrangement @ Prussia and Brandenburg. Leips. 1710, 8vo.—Hlistoria Monarchiarum 8s.—The Gardener’s Pocket Dictionary, or a Systematical Arrangement of Orbis Antiqui. “Leips. 1715, 8yo. A work of utility and importance.—A Trees, Herbs, Flowers, and Fruits, agreeable to the Linnwan Method, with Greek Archxology, 1738.—A Translation of Boileau.—Epitome Famo-m their Latin and English Names, their Uses, Propagation, Culture, &c sissimarum Monarchiarum. Halberst. 1706, 4to.—Diarium Belli Hispa- Lond. 1786, 3 vols. 12mo, 10s. 6d.—Daily Assistant in the Modern Prac nici. Halberst. 1707, fol.— And, Sciagraphia Historie Greece. Halberst. tice of English Gardening for every Month in the Year, on an entire new 1709, 4to. . plan. Lond. 1789, 12mo. 3s.—The Universal Gardener’s Kalendar, and ABEL, Tuomas. See Azre. System of Practical Gardening. Lond. 1789, 1gmo. 4s. 1808, 8vo.— ABELA, Joun Francis, was born in Malta about the end of the 16th The Complete Kitchen Gardener and Hot-bed Forcer, with the thorough century, principally known by a very rare and curious work, entitled— Practical Management of Hot-houses, Fire-walls, &c. Lond. 1789, 12mo. Malta [lustrata ovvero della Descrizione di Malta con le sue antichita ed altre | 4s.—The Gardener’s Vade-mecum, or Companion of General Gardening ; Notizie. Malta, 1647, fol. Descriptio Melite atque adjacentium Insula- a Descriptive Display of the Plants, Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Fruits, and rum, in iv libris, ex Italico versa, per Joannem Antonium Seinerum, in general Culture. Lond. 1789, 8vo. 4s.—The Hot-house Gardener, or the Grevii, Thes. Antiq. Sicil. tom. xv. n general Culture of the Pine Apple, andthe Methods of forcing early Grapes, ABELARD, Asararn, or Azm.ARp, Perer, was born near Nantes, Peaches, Nectarines, and other choice Fruits in Hot-houses, Vineries, Fruit- in Bretagne, 1079; died 1142. He wrote—Epistole ejus et Heloise, houses, Hot-walls, with Directions for raising Melons and early Straw- per Rich. Rawlinson. Lond. 1718, 8vo. Letters translated into English; berries, &c. Plates. Lond. 1789, 8vo. 6s.—The Gardener’s Pocket Journal ‘ys Ps — & ¢ & Fy 2 ke nd.1718, 8vo. Thesamein English. Derby, 1782, 8vo. Bath, 1785, _ of General Gardening throughout the year. Lond. 1791, 12mo. Is. 1814, Svo. by Hughes. Lond. 1798, 1806, 12mo. 3s. In English verse, by 12mo. Qs. Pope, plates, Lond. 1802, 12mo. 6s. 6d. Numerous editions. The first’ ABERCROMBIE, Parricx, M.D. a Physician and Historian, was foreign edition is Paris. per Nic. Buon, 1616, 4to. Afterwards at Amst. horn at Forfar, in Angus, 1656; died about 1720.—The Advantages of 1693, 1695. Haye, 1696, 12mo. ‘This last is entitled Histoire Abregée the Act of Security, compared with those of the intended Union ; founded d Eloise e d Abelard.—Life. See Berineron, J. o on the Revolution Principles, published by Mr. Daniel De Foe. Edin. ABELIN, Jonny Puritr, an Historian, born at Strasburgh; died 1646, 1707, 4to.—A Vindication of the same, against Mr. De Foe. Edin. 1707, often known by the name of John Louis Gottfried, or Gothofredus. He 4to.—The History of the Campaigns 1548 and 1549, between the Scots as author of—A Theatre of Europe, containing its History, from 1617 to and the French on the one side, and the English and their Foreign Auxi- 1628, &c. in German. _ Frank. 1628, 1636, 8vo. Of this work the best liaries on the other. From the French of Beauge, with a Preface, showing ‘edition is that of Maittaire, illustrated with engravings. Frank. 1662. the Advantages which Scotland received by the Ancient League with France, 1738, 2 vols. fol—Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon plerarumque and the mutual assistance given by each Kingdom to the other. Edin. Historica, Naturalis, Moralis Ex@gacis. Frank. 1619, 8vo.—Archontologia 1707, 8vo.— The Martial Achievements of the Scots Nation, being an Ac- Cosmica, &c. being a Translation in German and Latin of D'Atway’s count of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Actions of such Scotsmen States, Empires, Kingdoms, and Principalities of the World.—LDescription as have signalized themselves by the Sword, at home and abroad. Edin. of Sweden, in German, 1632.—Historical Chronicle, from the beginning p 1711-1715. 2 vols. fol. of the World to the year 1619, being a number of Plates by Merian, with »ABERCROMBY, Davin, a native of Scotland, flourished about Letter Press descriptive of them. the middle of the 17th century.—Tuta ac Efficax Luis Venere szpe abs- ABELL, Joxy, an English Musician, and celebrated for a finecounter- que Mercurio, ac semper absque Salivatione Mercuriali, Curande Metho- tenor voice, and for his skill on the lute, in the reign of Charles 11—A Col- dus. Lond. 1684, 1Ymo. In French. Paris, 1690. In Dutch. Amst. lection of Se everal Languages. Lond. 1701. ' 169i, 8vo—De Variatione ac Varietate Pulsus Observationes. Item Nova -ABENDANA, or Azsenpepa, Isaac.—Discourse on the Ecclesiastical Medicine tum Speculative tum Practicze Clavis. Lond. 1685, 8vo. Paris, 168%, 12m0.—Nova Medicine Clavis, seu Ars Explorande Medicas Fa- ABEN-EZRA, Aven-Heser, or Ben-Metr Asrauam, a celebrated cultates Plantarum ex solo Sapore. Lond. 1685, 8vo. Reprinted, Paris, Rabbi, was born at Toledo, in Spain, 1099; died 1165. His works are 1740, 8vo.—Discourse on Wit. Lond. 1686, 12mo0.—Opuscula Medica Theological, Grammatical, and Astronomical, viz.—Perus a |’Altora, g Curandi Bubones Venereos, et tutior Salivationis Methodus. Lond. 1687, or a Commentary on the Law. Constant. 5262 (1552), a very scarce edit. 8vo—MFur Academicus. Amst. 1701, 12mo.—The Academy of Sciences, reprinted Ven, ua en Mora, intended as an Exhortation to the’ being an easy Introduction to the Kuowledge of the Liberal Arts and Study of the ud. Constant. 1530, 8vo. This is the scarcest of all Sciences. Eng. and Lat. Lond. 1687, 12mo. his works. —Elegantiz Grammatice. Venice, 1546, 8vo.—De Luminaribus ABERCROMBY, Davin, perhaps the same as the preceding.—Pro- et Diebus Criticis liber. <Leyden. 1496, 4to. Three editions—De Nati- testancy to be embraced, or a Method to reduce Romanists from Popery to ‘yitatibus. Venice, 1485, 4to. reprinted by John Dryander. Col. 1557, (Protestancy. Lond. 1682, 8vo.—A Moral Discourse on the Power of In- 4to.—Comm. in ogum Hebr. cum Versione. §. Munsteri. Bas. 1527, terest. ond. 1690, 1694, and 1744, 8vo. 8vo.— Josephi, id est Explicatio Novaruam Regularum seu Canonum ABERDOUR, Atexanper, Surgeon in Alloa.—Observations on the quibus exponitur Lex Salonica, 1601.—Onus Regis, continet Questiones Small-pox and Inoculation, to which is prefixed a Criticism upon Dr. Ro- _Rituales. 1606.—Carmen Hebr. de Historia Schahiludii. Hebr. Lat. per r bert Walker's late Publication on the subject. Edin. 1791, 8vo. 2s. 6d. Tho. Hyde. Oxon. 1694, 8vo. ABERNETHY, Joun, Bishop of Caithness. —Christian and Hea- ABENGNEFIT, Argueneneri, or Atzencuerit, an Arabian Phy- vyenly Treatise concerning Physick for the Soule. Lond. 1622, 4to. sician, who flourished in the 12th century. He is author of—De Virtutibus Lond. 1650, 4to. : Medicinarum et Biborun, translated from the Arabic into Latin, by Ge- ABERNETHIE, Tuomas, sometime Jesuit.— Abjuration of Popery rard of Cremona. Strasb. (531, fol.— De Balneis. Venice, 1553, fol. Edin. 1638, 4to.—His Speech, wherein is discovered the Villany and Hel- _ ABENHAMIN.—Civyil Wars of Granada, &c. See Ronn, T. lish Plots wrought in the Pope’s Court, against these our Three Kingdoms, ABENMELECH, Sotomon Razzi, a native of Spain, and flourished in . Lond..1641, fol. the 16th century, wrote—Scholia on the whole of the Old Testament, in © ABERNETHY, Jouy, aneminent Dissenting Minister in Ireland, was which he has interspersed the best of Kimchi’s Grammatical Observations. born 1680 ; died 1740.—Sermons on the Accession, on Psal. xxii. 6. 1715, —His Commentaries are inserted in the Biblia Rabbinnica. Ven. 1518. s 1720, 8vo.—A Sermon before the Synod. Dan. xii. 4. 1720, 8vo.—On the Fast See Bomberg.—Ex Micheal Jophi, seu Commentario in Veteris Testamenti on Account of Divisions, on 1 Cor. iii. 3. Belf. 1722, 4to—Tracts and Libros, una cum Spicilegio R. Jac. Abendanz, Particula; complectens Pro- Sermons. Lond. 1743, 8vo.—Scarce and valuable Tracts and Ser- phetiam Jone. Heb. et Lat. edente Ernest. Christ. Fabricio. Gottin. mons, occasionally published, now first collected together. Lond. 1751, 1792, 8vo, 8vo. 4s. — Discourses concerning the Being and Natural Perfections of God. ABENZOAR, Axzuomeron,—Liber Theizir seu Rectificatio Medica- Lond. 1740, 1743, 2 vols. 8vo. Dub. 1743, 2 vols. 8vo.—Four volumes of tionis et Regiminis. Ven. 1490, 1553, fol.— De Medica Facultate. Lugd. Posthumous Sermons were published, two in 1748, and two in 1751, 8vo. Bat. 1531. ; to which is prefixed a Life of the Author—Whole Works. Lond. 1748, ABERBENEL. See Asrasanen. 6 vols. 8vo. 24s. ABERCROMBIE, Joun, a native of Scotland, and Horticultural ABERNETHY, Joun, F.R. S. Surgeon to St. Bartholomew’s Hos- Gardener, of some note; died at Somerstown, 1806, aged 80.—The Univer- ¢ pital, London, and Teacher of Anatomy and Surgery.——Surgical and Phi- sal Gardener and Botanist, or a General Dictionary of Gardening and Bo- siological Essays. Lond. 1793-7, 8vo. 5 parts, 12s.— Surgical Observa- tany, exhibiting, in Botanical Arrangement, according to the Linnzan tions, containing a Classification of Tumours, with Cases to illustrate the System, every Tree, Shrub, and Herbaceous Plant that merit Culture, &c.. History of each Species. An Account of Diseases which strikingly resem - Lond. 1778, 4to. 27s—The Garden Mushroom, its Nature and Cultivation, ble the Venereal Disease, and various Cases illustrative of different Surgical exhibiting full and plain directions for producing this desirable plant in Subjects. Lond. 1804, 8vo. 6s.—Surgical Observations, part second, con- perfection and plenty. Lond. 1779, 8vo. 1s, 6d. New edition enlarged, taining an Account of the Disorders of the Health in general, and of the “ eee
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