The bibliographical miscellany [signed A.C.] 2 vols, Volume 21806 |
Common terms and phrases
Aboo æra ancient and modern April Archon archon of Athens art of printing Athenians Athens August August 17 August 24 Bibliographical Bibliotheca book printed Cæsar Calendas Calendas Aprilis Calendas Augusti Calendas Decembris Calendas Februarii Calendas Januarii Calendas Julii Calendas Martii Calendas Novembris Calendas Octobris Calendas Septembris capital catalogue celebrated Christ Conqueror Decem Decimo-quinto Calendas Decimo-sexto Calendas Decimo-tertio Calendas Decor Puellarum duchy editions epoch February fifteenth century France Greek Hebrew honour Idus Italian January January 23 Jenson John July July 23 June Junii king Lacedæmonians Lactantius Latin learned libraries Lower Saxony Macedon Maii March March 25 Mohammed Nicolas Jenson Novem Octavo October October 21 Olympiad original Particular History particular treatises Pisistratus poets preceding list Printer unknown proofs Quarto Quinto Calendas Roman Rome scarce Sect Septem Sexto Calendas Shah Sparta Spira strong town town of France town of ITALY typography Undecimo Calendas Venice writers
Popular passages
Page 282 - ... [(a - b + c) - (d + e + f)] + [g - (h - ¡)] = (- a + b) + (-c + d...
Page 3 - ... to pass through very few hands, and all these friends and relatives in the most proper sense of the terms : for they lived in an insulated state, under a patriarchal government. Thus it was easy for Moses to be satisfied of the truth of all he relates in the book of Genesis, as the accounts came to him through the medium of very few persons. From Adam to Noah there was but one man necessary to the correct transmission of the history of this period of 1656 years.
Page 71 - Typographical antiquities ; or, the history of printing in England, Scotland and Ireland. Containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, FR & A. SS. considerably augmented by William Herbert, of Cheshunt, Herts...
Page 1 - What the First Language was, is almost useless to enquire ; as it is impossible to arrive at any satisfactory information on this point. Some think it must have been the Chinese, because principally composed of monosyllables, forming very simple sounds, which they suppose must have been the grand characteristic of the original language. Some contend for the Hebrew, such as it is found in our Bible ; others for the Chaldee, such as that spoken by the father-in-law of Jacob ; others give this honour...
Page 3 - Joseph, from whom these tilings might be easily conveyed to Moses by Amram, who was contemporary with Joseph. Supposing then, all the curious facts recorded in the book of Genesis to have had no other authority than the tradition already referred to, they would stand upon a foundation of credibility superior to any that the most reputable of the antient Greek and Latin historians can boast.
Page 128 - Cologne, 1471, and a perfect resemblance found between them in the manner of printing, not only the page itself, but the number of lines in a page, the length, breadth, and the intervals between the lines alike.
Page 2 - In the antediluvian world, when the life of man was so protracted, there was, comparatively, little need for writing. Tradition answered every purpose to which writing in any kind of characters could be subservient ; and the necessity of erecting monuments to perpetuate public events could scarcely have suggested itself; as...
Page 3 - Methuselah, who lived to see them both. In like manner, Shem connected Noah and Abraham, having lived to converse with both ; as Isaac did with Abraham and Joseph, from whom these things might be easily conveyed to Moses by Amram, who was contemporary with Joseph. Supposing then, all the curious facts recorded in the book of Genesis, had no other authority than the tradition already referred to, they would stand upon a foundation of credibility superior to any that the...
Page 72 - Account of the Invention of the Art at Harlem and its progress to Mentz. — With an Appendix. No. 1. On the first printed Greek books. No. 2. On the first printed Hebrew books. No. 3.
Page 277 - Nonas Martii. Tertio Nonas Martii. Pridie Nonas Martii. Nonis Martii. Octavo Idus Martii. Septimo Idus Martii. Sexto Idus Martii. Quinto Idus Martii. Quarto Idus Martii. Tertio Idus Martii. Pridie Idus Martii.