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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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    . : “4 - AD N 8vo.—The Political State of the British Empire, Sic ae diables Modernes. 1 rd 4 11095 ‘the Crown, the Laws, Commerce, Revenues, Offices, and other Esta- blishments, Military as well as Civil. Lond. 1818, 4 vols. 8vo, £3.— Biographical Memoirs of the French Revolution, Lond. 1799, 4 vols. 8vo. 16s.—The British Cabinet, containing Portraits of Illustrious Person- ages, with Biographical Memoirs. Lond. 1799, 2 vols. 4to, 84s. 2d edit. Lond. 1802, 8vo. 3s.—History of England, from the Accession of Geo. III. till the Peace of 1780. Lond. 1802, 1805, 3 vols. 8vo. 31s. 6d. 4th edit. 1817, 3 vols. 8vo, 31s. 6d.—History of France, from 1790, till the Peace of 1802. Lond. 1803, 2 vols. 8vo. 18s. ADONIS.—Thesaurus Cornucopiz, et Horti Adonidis Liber continet Grammaticalia Varia, Gr. Ven. apud Aldum, 1496. ADRIA, Jouy James, an eminent Historian and Physician of Maza- ra, in Sicily; died 1560.—He wrote a History of Mazara, under the fol- lowing title, Topographia inclitee Civitatis Mazarie. Panorm. 1515, 4to.— Li} > . Baths of Sicily, and Epistola ad Conjugem (a Latin Poem), Panorm. 1516. ADRIAN, an Author of the 5th century, but of whom very little is known.—Isagoge Sacrarum Literarum et Antiquiss. Greecorum Fragmenta in Prophetis, Greece. Aug. Vind. 1602. tom. viii. ADRIAN, an ingenious and learned Carthusian Monk, and Author of —A Treatise De Remediis utriusque Fortune, first edit. Cologn. 1467, 4to. the scarcest and most valuable edition. Reprinted 1471, 4to. Cre- mona, 1492, fol. . ADRIAN pe Casretio, Bishop of Bath and Wells, in the reigns of Henry VII. and VIII. a native of Cornetto, a small town in Tuscany. — The only works of his that are published are, De Vera Philosophia—and De Sermone Latino, et de Modis Latine Loquendi. Rome, 1515, fol. ADRIANI, Josn Baprist, was born in 1513, or, as some say, 1511 ; died at Florence in 1579.—His chief work, which forms a continuation of Guicciardini, is the History of his own Time, from 1536 to 1574, in Italian, Florence, 1583, fol. This is a most scarce edition, and more valued than that of Venice, 1587, 3 vols. 4to.—In 1567, he published his Letter on the Ancient Painters, mentioned by Pliny, which is rather a Treatise on Paint- See Vasari, in the 2d vol. of his Lives of the Painters. ADRICHOMIUS, Curisrian, a Geographer of considerable reputa- tion, was born at Delft, in Holland, 1533; died 1585.—He published Vita Jesu Christi ex quatuor Evangelistis, breviter contexta. Antw. 1578, 12mo. —The work for which he is best known is Terre Sancte Theatrum et Biblica- rum Historiarum ; or History of the Holy Land, illustrated with maps. Print- ed in 1590, 1593, 1595. Col. Agr. 1600, 1613, 1628, and 1682, fol. The second part, which contains a Description of Jerusalem, as it was before the time of Christ, was printed after his death, in 1588, and 1592, 8vo. Lond. 1657, fol. In English by T. Tymme. Lond. 1695, 4to. ADRY, M. an ancient Bibliothecary, and Author of a work lately published, entitled—Notice sur les Imprimeurs de la Famille des Elzevier. Paris, 1806, 8vo. This is a small tract, consisting of 60 pages, extracted from the Magasin Encyclopedique for August and September, 1806. é l n 0) 8s fol. —Expositio super Libros Elenchorum Ven. 1500.—Questio defensiva Opinionis AZ gidii de Medio Demonstrationis, per Aug. de Biella (seu Bugella) de Meschiatis. Part of the preceding. —Questiones Metaphys. et quodlibetice, per L. Amolinum. Ven. 1501.—-Comm. in Physica Aristot.. Venice, 1502.—De Esse et Essentia; de Mensura et Cognitione Angelorum. Ven. 1503.—Elucubra- tiones, in 4 libros Sententiarum Lombard. Bas. 1513. He was also au- thor of various other works of a similar nature. AXGIDIUS of Albi. See Gites, Peter. JEGIDIUS, or Giuies Perer, a Lawyer, was born at Antwerp, 1486 ; died 1533.—He is Author of Threnodia in Funus Maximiliani Cesaris, cum Epitaphiis aliquot et Epigrammatum Libello. Antw. 1519, 4to.— Hypotheses sive Spectacula Caroli V. Cesari, ab S. P. Q. Ant. 1519, 4to. —Enchiridion Principis ac Magistratus Christiani. Colon. 1541.—And he is editor of Titulos Legum ex Codice Theodosiano. Louvain, 1517, fol. ZEGIDIUS, Guu. pe Wissezrere, Author of a very early work, enti- tled,—Liber Desideratus super Colestium Motuum Indagatione, sive Cal- culo. Carpent. 1494, 4to. ZEGINETA, Pavutus, a native of the Island Aigina, now Engia, whence he is named, flourished, according to Le Clerc, in the 4th century.—His principal works are, Salubria de Sanitate tuenda Precepta. Argent. 1511, Par. 1527, 4to.—De Re Medica, Gr. Ven. 1528, fol. Latinitat. donat. a Joan. Guinterio. Par. 1532, fol. Bas. 1538, fol. Bas. 1546, 8vo. Often reprinted in Greek, Latin, and other languages.— De Crisi et Diebus Criticis, eorumque Signis. Basil, 1529, 8vo.—De Simplicibus, Ottone Brunsfelsio Interp. Item de Ratione Victus, G. Copo Interp. Argente 1531, 8vo. Par. 1532, 8vo.—La Chirurgie trad. Pierre Tolet. Lyons, 1540, 4to.—De Ciborum Facultatibus, Lat. Bas. 1541, 8vo.—Liber de Febribus. Col. 1546, 8vo.—Liber de Valetudine tuenda. Argent, 1538. —FExcerpta de Balneis, Lat. Ven. 1553. ZEGINHARD. See Acrnnanrp. fELFRIC, successively Bishop of Wilton and Archbishop of Canter- bury, one of the greatest luminaries of the age in which he lived; died 1005.—A Saxon Treatise concerning the Old and New Testament, written 700 years ago, with a Version into the modern English, by W. Lisle. Lond. 1623, 4to. 10s. 6d. Lond. 1638, 4to. fol. This work also contains the Testimony of Alfricus, out of his Homilies and Epistles, shewing the ancient Faith of the Church of England concerning the Sacrament, in Saxon and English. Also a Sermon of the Paschal Lamb, and of the Sa- cramental Body and Blood of Christ, with the Lord’s Prayer and Ten Commandments, in Saxon and English.—Sermon on the Sacrament, Eng- lished by W. Guild. Aber. 1624, 12mo.—Grammatica Latino-Saxonica, cum Glossartis ejusdem Generis, per Somnerum, Oxf. 1650, fol.—Homily, Lord’s Prayer, and Creed, with Joscelin’s Preface. Oxf. 1675, 4to. Lond. 1688, 4to.—The same Homily, with the Lord’s Prayer and Creed, Saxon and English, with the Words of Ailfric, taken out of his Epistle to Will- frim, Bishop of Scyrburne, in Sax. Eng. and Lat. Printed by J. Day, Lond. 8vo. ; ZELFRID. See Atrrep. ZELIAN, Cravnivus, an Historian and Rhetorician, born at Preeneste, in Libros de Anima. Ven. 14 Provincia de] S. Rosario en Philipinas, Japan, y China Anadicta, per Fray Domingo Gongalez. Manil, 1640, 4to. . ADVOCATE, M. L’ Asser’, Author of—Dictionnaire Historique, et Bi- bliographique Portatif, &c. ADY, Joux.—The Harmony of the Divine Will, and the Heavenly Doctrines of the Old and New Testament illustrated. Lond. 1811, 8vo. 6s. ADY, Tuomas.—Treatise concerning Witches and Witchcraft, 1600, 4to. Lond. 1656, 4to.—Perfect Discovery of Witches, shewing the Divine Cause of the Distraction of this Kingdom, and also of the Christian World. 1661, 4to. ADYE, R. W,—Bombardier and Pocket Gunner. Lond. 1813, 6s. ADYE, Sreruen Payne, First Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. —Treatise on Courts Martial ; also an Essay on Military Punish- ments and Rewards. Lond. 1778, 1797, 1800, 8vo. 3s. 1805, 12mo. 5s. ZECUMEN et ARETHA, Authors of a Greek Work on the Scrip- tures, entitlked—In Acta Apostolorum: in Epistolas que Catholice dicun- tur in Pauli omnes, Arethz vero in Joannis Apocalypsin. Printed by the Sabii, 1531. JEGIDIUS, surnamed Aruentensts, a Grecian Physician and Philoso- pher, flourished in the 8th century, under the Emperor Tiberius II. He left a great many tracts, which have become very popular; but the chief ones are—De Pulsibus, et de Urinis, cum Expositione et Comment. Gen- tilis, de Fulgineo. Lugd. 1505, 8vo.—And De Venenis. ZEGIDIUS, Cotumna, or Romanus, one of the most learned Divines of the 13th century ; died at Avignon 1316.—Tractatus brevis et utilis de Originali Peccato, editus a Fratre Egidio, ordinis Fratrum Heremitarum Sancti Augustini. 4to. This is considered the first work of the Oxford press, in a catalogue of the first printed books at the end of the Pancirollum.—The earliest and best foreign editions of this author are.—-Liber Constitutionum Fredericus Veronensis, 1475. A work of great rarity.—Quotlibeta. Bonon, 1481, fal. —De Regimine Principum Rome, per Steph. Planch, 1492, fol, The same. Venice, 1498, fol. These two editions are both rare and much sought after.—De Materia Celi, Pad, 1493, fol.—Expositio super Aristotelis q s MearyAwsone, Honey-tongued, from the sweetness of his style. —-- VARIOUS HISTORY: Varia Historia Gronov. Gr. Lat. Lond. 1744, 4to. an excel- lent edition. Translated into English under the title, A Registre of Hys- tores, containing Martial Exploits of Worthy Warriors, Politique Practices lated by Mr. Fleming. Lond. 1576, 4to. Various Histories, translated by Thomas Stanley. Lond. 1660, 1670, 1677. There have been nume- Princeps, published with other Classics, under the title, Mliani varia Historia, Heraclide de Rebus Publicis Comment. mia: Adamantii Physionomia; Melampodis ex Palpitationibus Divinatio ; De Nevis, Gr. Rom. 1545, 4to. Thisis exceeding rare, and is an unique terp. Lugd. Bat. 1553, 16mo. Gr. Lat. Basil, 1555. Latine Reddita a Lau- reo. Venet. 1550, 8vo. Gr. Lat. Lugd. 1587, 1610, 1625, 12mo. Lat. tan- tum ex Interpretatione Petri Gillii et Conr. Gesneri, 1611, 12mo. Geneva, 1599, 1630, 1683, Gr. Lat. Paris, 1613, 8vo. 1604, 8vo. Gr. Lat. Scheffer. Argent, 1647, 1657, 1662, 1685, 8vo. Per Fabrum, Gr. Lat. 1668, 8vo.: Joan Henr, Lederlino. Gr. Lat. Argentor. 1713. 8vo. By Gronovius. Lug. Bat. 1731, 2 vols. 4to. an excellent book. A. Kretzschmar. Gr. Dresds 8vo. Translated into French, under the title of Histoires Diverses d’Elien traduites du Grec. Paris, 1712, 8vo. a faithful and elegant trans. lation, illustrated with remarks. lium, libri xvii. Gr. Lat. cum not. Gesneri et Trilleri, curante A. Gronovio. The best foreign editions are, Gr. Lat. Pet. Gil- lio et Conr, Gesnero Interp. Lugd. 1565, apud Tornesium, 1611, 16to. Gen. 1616, 16mo.—De Animalibus, Gr. et Lat. cum notis, &e. Gottlob. Schreider. Leipsie, 1784, 8vo. ON TACTICS: Tactica, translated into English, under the title, Alian’s Tactics, or the Art of Embatteling an Army, translated by John Bingham. Lond. 1616, fol. same. Lond. 1631. fol.—Foreign editions, De Instruendis aciebus opus- o_o
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