The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. The second edition, carefully collated with the several Editions of the Original; in which many Passages are restored, and the whole greatly augmented, particularly with a Translation of the Quotations from eminent Writers in various Languages. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, revised, corrected, and enlarged, by Mr Des Maizeaux, fellow of the Royal Society.

Bayle, Pierre and Desmaiseaux, Pierre (1734-1738): The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. The second edition, carefully collated with the several Editions of the Original; in which many Passages are restored, and the whole greatly augmented, particularly with a Translation of the Quotations from eminent Writers in various Languages. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, revised, corrected, and enlarged, by Mr Des Maizeaux, fellow of the Royal Society. 5 vols, 2nd ed., revised and enlarged, vol. 1: [VIII], 17, CXXVIII, 803 p.; vol. 2: 880 p.; vol. 3: 972 p.; vol. 4: 944 p.; vol. 5. 872, 143 p., London. vol. 1: frontispiece [showing Pierre Bayle], folio,

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The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. The second edition, carefully collated with the several Editions of the Original; in which many Passages are restored, and the whole greatly augmented, particularly with a Translation of the Quotations from eminent Writers in various Languages. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, revised, corrected, and enlarged, by Mr Des Maizeaux, fellow of the Royal Society.

Paramount title:

Bayle Dictionnaire Historique

Authors:

Creators
Bayle, Pierre
Desmaiseaux, Pierre

Publisher:

Printed for J.J. and P. Knapton; D. Midwinter; J. Brotherton et al.

Place of Publication:

London

Edition:

2nd ed., revised and enlarged

Year:

From	To
1734	1738

Volumes:

5 vols

Format:

folio

Number of pages:

vol. 1: [VIII], 17, CXXVIII, 803 p.; vol. 2: 880 p.; vol. 3: 972 p.; vol. 4: 944 p.; vol. 5. 872, 143 p.

illustrations:

vol. 1: frontispiece [showing Pierre Bayle]

Language:

English

Translation/Adaption of:

Bayle, Pierre (1702-1702): Dictionnaire historique et critique: Par Monsieur BAYLE. Seconde Edition, Revuë, corrigée & augmentée par l'auteur. 3 vols, 2nd ed., vol. 1: [II], XVIII, [8], 1096, 7, XVI p.; vol. 2: p. 1097-2170, XVI p.; vol. 3: p. 2171-3190, [90] p., Rotterdam. vol. 1-3: illustration on the title page, folio,

Translation/Adaption of II:

Bayle, Pierre (1715-1715): Dictionnaire historique et critique: Par Monsieur BAYLE. Troisieme Edition, A laquelle on a ajoûté la Vie de l'Auteur, & mis ses Additions & Corrections à leur place. 3 vols, 3rd ed., vol. 1: ?; vol. 2: 1088 p.; vol. 3: 1030+[90] p., Rotterdam. title page, folio,

Translation/Adaption of III:

Bayle, Pierre and Desmaiseaux, Pierre and Marchand, Prosper (1730-1730): Dictionaire historique et critique, par Mr. Pierre Bayle. Quatrième édition, revue, corrigée, et augmentée. Avec la vie de l'auteur, par Mr. Des Maizeaux. Avec privilège. 4 vols, [4th ed.], vol. 1: [X] + CXVI + 719 p.; vol. 2: 915 p.; vol. 3: 831 p.; vol. 4: 804 p., Amsterdam, Leide. vol. 1-4: illustration on the title page; vol. 1: portrait of Philipp II. de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans (p. [III], 1st count), folio,

Translated from:

French

Prefaces:

vol. 1: Advertisement concerning this second edition. (p. [V-VIII], 1st count), Preface to the first French Edition. (p. 1-11, 2nd count), Advertisement concerning the second French edition. (p. 12-17, 2nd count)

Dedications:

vol. 1: To the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, First Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer, One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy-Council, and Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. (p. [I-IV])

Other paratexts:

vol. 1: The life of Mr Bayle. By Mr Des Maizeaux, Fellow of the Royal Society. (p. [I]-CXVIII, 3rd count), Appendix. An historical and chronological Journal of the Life of Mr Bayle. (p. CXIX-CXXI, 3rd count), An order of Mr De La Reynie, Lieutenant-General of the Police of the City, Provostship, and Viscounty of Paris, concerning the General Criticism on Mr Maimbourg's History of Calvinism. By the King, and the Provost of Paris, or his Lieutenant-General of the Police. (p. CXXII, 3rd count), Acts of the consistory of the Walloon Church of Rotterdam, concerning the Sieur Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary. (p. CXXII-CXXVIII, 3rd count); vol. 5: An historical Discourse on the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden. (p. [651]-682, 1st count), Critical remarks upon the new edition of Moreri's historical dictionary, published in the year 1704. (p. [683]-730, 1st count), A dissertation concerning the book of Stephanus Junius Brutus, printed in the year 1579. (p. 731-742, 1st count), A dissertation concerning defamatory libels (p. 743-765, 1st count), A dissertation concerning the hippomanes. (p. 766-774, 1st count), A dissertation upon the day. (p. 775-783, 1st count), A dissertation which was printed before some essays or fragments of this work in the year MDCXCII, under title of, A Project of a Critical Dictionary, in a letter to Mr du Rondel, Professor of the Belles Lettres at Maestricht. (p. 784-796, 1st count), Remarks on a pamphlet intituled, The Judgment of the Public, and particularly of the Abbot Renaudot, on Mr Bayle's Critical Dictionary. (p. 797- 803, 1st count), Continuation of the Remarks on the Pretended Judgment of the Public. (p. 803-809, 1st count), Explanations concerning certain things dispersed in this dictionary which may be reduced to four general heads: [...] (p. 810-858, 1st count), A chronological table of all the eminent persons treated in this dictionary (p. 859-870, 1st count), A list of those articles which are not mentioned in the chronological table. (p. [870]-872, 1st count), An index of the most material things which are mentioned or explained in this work. (p. [1]-143, 2nd count)

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Google Books, Gale ECCO

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http://books.google.com/books?id=r21XAAAAYAAJ, http://books.google.com/books?id=QE8hAQAAMAAJ, http://books.google.com/books?id=b2pXAAAAYAAJ, http://books.google.com/books?id=JmtXAAAAYAAJ, http://books.google.com/books?id=2k4hAQAAMAAJ

URI:

http://encyclopaedias.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/158

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