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

  • Robert Watt
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1824
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    146 ALBE ALBERT, of Srrassurcu, called Arcentinensis, lived in the 14th century, Author of-—A History or Chronicle, from the time of the Em- éperor Rodolphus I. 1270, to that of Charles TV. 1378. Ursticius pub- lished the whole in his Collection of German Historians; and there is usually joined to it the Fragment 6f a Chronicle, from the year 631 to 1267. — ALBERTANO, of Brescra, lived in the 13th century, in the reign of the Emperor Frederic I]. —His writings are, De Dilectione Dei, et Doctrina Loquendi et Tacendi. Antw. 1484, 1486, 1487, 4to.—Bastian de Rossi published an Italian edition, compared with several MSS. under the title of Trattati di Albertano, &c. Flor. 1610, 4to. a veryrare book, - There was a second edition, finely printed at Mantua, 1732, 4to. was born 1725; died 1758. Having finished his education, spent some years in England, where, after he had acquired the language, he wrote— ‘Thoughts on Hume’s Essays on Natural Religion; and on this occasion disguised himself under the name of Alethophilus Gottingensis.—On ship, Manners, and Customs of the Quakers. 1750. ALBERTI, Joun, a German Lawyer, was born at Wilmanstadt; died 1559.—He made an Abridgement of the Koran, with Critical Notes, 1543, 4to.—He published a New Testament in Syriac, from the Manuscript used dpy the Jacobites, in 1556, 4to. at the expense of the Emperor Ferdinand I. The 2d Epistle of Peter, the 2d and 3d of John, the whole of Jude, with the Apocalypse, are omitted. Some copies have the date of 1562.—He also composed a Syriac. Grammar, to which he prefixed a very curious preface. was born at Asse, in Holland, 1698.—He published, Observationes Philolo- gice in Sacros Novi Foederis Libros. Lugd. Bat. 1725, 8vo. Leyd. 8vo. —Periculum Criticum in quo Loca'quedam cum V. ac N. T, tum He- sychii et aliorum illustrantur vindicantur emendantur. Leyden, 1727, 8vo. 逗Glossarium Grecum in Sacros N. T. Libros, accedunt Miscellanea Critica in Glossas Nomicas, Suidam, Hesychium, et Index Auctorum ex Photii Lexico inedito. Leyd. 8vo. ALBERTI, Leanper, a Dominican, and Provincial of his Order, was born at Bologna, 1479; died 1552. He is Author of several works, both in Italian and Latin, which were very popular. lustribus Ordinis Predicatorum, libri sex in unum congesti. Bologna, 1517, fol. —Histoire di Bologna, deca prima, e libro primo deca secunda, sino all’? anno 1252. Bologna, 1541, 4to. 2d and 3d books, published after his death, by F. Lucio Cacciamemini, with two Supplements, 1590, and 1591, JF 4to.—Cronica delle Principali Fumiglie Bolognesi, &c. | Vincenza, 1502, 4to.—Diatriba de incrementis Domini Venete.—De Claris Viris Reipub- lice Veneta. Printed in Contarini’s Venetian Republic, 2d edition. Leyd. 1628.—Descrizione di tutta P’Italia. Printed at Bologna, 1550, fol. Venice, 1551, cum Descriptione Insularum pertinensium ad Italiam. Ven. 1553, 4to. 1561, Lat. fol. 1581. In Italian, 1588, 4to. Ven. 1596, 4to. This work contains a great store of curious facts, and is the most popular work of the Author. ALBERTI, Leon Baptista pr, an eminent Italian artist, was born at Venice in the end of the 14th, or beginning of the 15th century, and £died about 1485.—His work for which he is most famed is, De Re A- dificatoria, first published by his brother Bernard, 1485. Paris, 1512, 4to. Translated into Italian by Peter Lauro. Venice, 1549. Et in Lin- gua Florentina da Cosimo Bartoli. In Firenze. 1550, Monte-Regn. 1565, ALBE l4r stauratione. 1730, 4to.—Commentatio ad Constitutionem Criminalem Caroli V.. 1739, 4to. ALBERTI, Paravinus, Author ofa very early printed work, entitled— Liber Predicationum super Evangeliis Dominicalibus totius Anni. Venice, 1476, fol. ALBERTI, Sotomon, an Anatomist of some note, was born at Nurem- berg, 1540; died at Dresden, 1600.—Historia plerarumque Humani Cor- Wittemb. 1583, 8vo.— Tres Orationes. Nuremb. 1585, 8vo. containing some useful information on several parts of Natural History ; a work stil] in considerable estimation.— And, Schorbuti Historia, Wittemb. 1594, 4to. ALBERTI, Vatentine, Professor of Divinity at Leipsic, was born in Silesia, 1635; died 1697. His writings haye been most favourably receiv- ed, and frequently reprinted, as,—Compendium Juris Nature, against Puffendorff.—Interesse Precipuarum Religionum Christian—He also wrote, De Fide Hereticis Servanda. Weips. 1662, 4to. Two curious Dis- sertations. ALBERTI, pr Vitvanova, Francis p’, a very celebrated Italian Lex- icographer, was born at Nice, 1737; died at Lucca, 1800.—The success of the first three editions of his Dictionary encouraged bim to publish a fourth, enlarged and corrected. Marseilles, 1796, 2 vols. 4to.—Dizionario Uni- versale Critico Enciclopedico della Lingua Italiana. Lucca, 1797. Much esteemed, and to foreigners may supply the place of the Dictionary Del la Crusca. The Abbé Francis Federighi, his assistant in the work, completed a ‘new edition, to which the author had made considerable improvements and additions. It was published Lucca, 1803, 6 vols. 4to. ALBERTINI, author of rather a curious work, entitled—Malleus De- Veron. 1620, 8vo. ALBERTINI, Francis, an Ecclesiastic of Florence, and an able An- tiquary, flourished in the beginning of the 16th century.—De Mirabilibus Nove et Veteris Urbis Rome, (a work divided into 3 books, and dedicated to Pope Julius II.) , Rome, 1505, 4to. Reprinted, Rom. 1510, 1515, 1519, and Lugd. 1520. ALBERTINI, Hawnnrsat, Author of a medical work, entitled—De Affectionibus Cordis, libri tres. Venice, 1618, 4to. Czasene, 1648, 4to. ALBERTINI, Mussarus. See Mussarus. ALBERTUS, Anpreas, Author of—De Perspectiva et de Umbra. ALBERTUS, Curisropuzr, Author of—Questio de Mineralibus, an Nidor et Fumus eorum suspiriosis usui sit? Wittemb. 1590, 8vo. ALBERTUS, Maenus, called also Atzerrus Trvronicus, Frater ALzertus DE Cononia, AtBertus Rariszonensis, and ALzErtus Grotus, of the family of the Counts of Bollsteedt, was born at Lavingen, in Suabia, according to some, in 1193, and to others in 1205. He was called Great by his cotemporaries, from his appearing to them such a prodigy of genius and learning; died 1280. Heisthe most voluminous Author both of his own age and those that preceded him, in philosophy, and those principally known Reprinted ab Eyb. Margarita Poética, seu Oratorum, Poétarum, Histori- corum; Philosophorum Eleganter dicta. Paris, about 1472. The types of this edition are Semi-Gothic, and the poetry is printed in long lines, simi- lar to prose. . Reprinted at Nuremb. per J. Sensenschmid. 1472, fol. This edition is of very rare occurrence, and by some its existence is questioned. —Compendium de Mineralibus. Oppenheim. 1518, 4to. Metallicis, Col: 1569, 12mo.—De Animalibus. De Min. et rebus Mantux, 1479, 4to. fol. This has been translated into English and Italian, by James Leoni, and Rome, 1478, fol. very scarce. Per Marc. Anton. Zimaram. Venice, 1519, printed at Lond. 1726, 3 vols. fol. illustrated with beautiful engravings, and p fol.—Liber Aggregationis, sive Secretorum, de Virtutibus Herbarum, Lapi- also with the original title of Della Architettura, libri 10, della Pittura, dum et Animalium. Printed by Peter de Heidelberg. Bologna, 1482, libri 3, et della Statua, libro 1, tradottiin Lingua Italiana da Cosimo Bartoli, 4to. Nap. 1493, 4to. Antw. Ato. Under the title, De Secretis Nature, con aggiunta di vari disegni, da Giacomo Leoni. A new edition, in English, apud W. de Mechlina, 4to. Venice, .1499, Ato. . Venice, 1509, 4to. In 1751, fol. and the last edition. Bologna, 1782, fol—El Momo; la moral y German. Strasb. 1516, 4to.—Opus in Evangelium, Missus est Angelus hk Graciosa Historia del Momo. Rome, 1520. Traduzida en Castellano, per Gabriel. Mediolani. 1488, 4to.—Postilla, Super Evangeliaria Joannis et Aug. de Dalmacon. Madrid, 1598, 8vo.—Ecaton phyla, osia ’ Artedello Marsi.—De Virtutibus Anima, veris et perfectis. Antw. 1489, 4to.—Com- Amare. 1471, 4to. a very scarce book. Sien, 1525, 8vo. Into Italian, by ment. in Aristotelis Physica et Metaphysica. Venice, 1494, fol. Opus de Bartoli, 1568. Into French, 1534, 1584.—Trivia, sive de Causis Senatoriis, Physico Venetiis, 1494, fol.—Prima pars summee de Quatuor Coszquevis, &c. Basil. 1538, 4to.—De Pictura, prestantissima et nunquam satis lau-. una cum, 2da, ejus que est, de Homine. . Venice, 1498. Basil. 1507. data Arte, &c. Basil. 1540. Trad. per Lod. Domenichi. Ven. 1547, g Et cum castigationibus et additionibus, Marci Antonii Zimare. Venice, 8vo. Lat. Basil, 1549, 8vo. By the Elzevirs, at Leyden, 1649. Andin 1519.—Summa de Officio Misse, Summa de Sacramento Eucharistie. English and Italian, under the title, Painting, in 3 books, published by Sermones xxxi super verbo, venitE comepirE. Col. 1503, fol. —In 4 James Leoni; containing also Statuary, Italianand English, 1 book. Lond. Libros Sententiarum, Basil. 1506, 3 vols. fol. per Jac. de Pfortzen.— 1751, fol.— And Treatise of Statues. Lond. 1707, fol. See also Eve- Postillatioin Apocalypsin. Bas. 1506.—Philosophia Naturalis. Bas. 1506. 7LYN, J- —Summa de Laudibus Christiferee Virginis. Col. 1509, 4to.—Modi Sig- ALBERTI, Micwasrr, an eminent German Physician, and able Scho- _nificandi, ad Notitiam Grammatices. Lond. by Wynken de Worde. Lond. jar, was born at Nuremberg, 1682; died 1757.—The works which have 1515, 8vo. Lond. 4to.—Varii Tractatus Parvi de Sensu et Sensato, de contributed most to his fame are, Introductio in Universam Medicinam. Memoria et Reminiscentia, &c. Venice, 1519.—Parva Naturalia. Venice, Hall, 1718, 1719, 1721, 3 vols. 4to. In this work he maintains the power 1517, fol.—Comm. in Ethic. _Aristotelis, Castigati per Joh. Romberch of nature in the cure of diseases, and the danger of interfering with her r de Kyrspe. Venice, 1520,—Litania, 1555.—Liber de Mulierum Morbis, operations. —De Heemorrhoidibus.. Hall. 1722, 4to.+-Isagoga Formulas et Puerperio, deque Virtutibus aliquot Herbarum, Gemmarum, &c. Medicamentosas Artificiosa Methodo Conscribendi, Prax Clinices accommo- cum Medicamentis contra Pestem; omnia Germanicé. Francf. ad Meenum. datz. Hall. Mag. 1726, 4to.—Systema Jurisprudentie Medicx, 1725- 1585, 8vo.—Compendium Theologicz Veritatis, cum Scholiis per Seraphy- 47, 6 vols. 4to. A work which embraces every possible case in which the num, Cuponi é porrecta. Venice, 1588, 8vo.—De Falconibus, Asturibus et j opinion of the physician, may be necessary in the decisions of law.—Speci- _Accipitribus. Aug. Vind. 1596, 8vo.—Biblia Marie, ubi omnia fere, qu men Medice Theologice. Hall. 1726, 8vo—Tentamen Lexici Medici in S. Scriptura eontinentur, B. Marie applicantur. Col. Agr. 1625, realis. Hall, 1727-31, 2 vols. 4to,—De Sectarum in Medicina noxia in- 8vo.—Observationes Sacre in Novum Testamentum, Lugd. Bat, 1725, 8vo.—_
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