A general dictionary, historical and critical: In which a new and accurate translation of that of the celebrated Mr. Bayle, with the corrections and observations printed in the late edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published. The whole containing the history of the most illustrious persons of all ages and nations, particularly those of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguished by their rank, actions, learning and other accomplishments. With reflections on such passages of Mr. Bayle, as seem to favour scepticism and the Manichee System. By the Reverend Mr. John Peter Bernard; the Reverend Mr. Thomas Birch; Mr. John Lockman; and other hands. And the articles relating to Oriental history by George Sale, Gent. London. Printed by James Bettenham, for G. Strahan, J. Clarke, T. Hatchet in Cornhill; J. Gray in the Poultry; J. Batley in Pater-Noster-Row; T. Worrall, J. Shuckburgh in Fleetstreet; J. Wilcox, A. Millar, C. Corbet in the Strand; T. Osborne in Grays-Inn; J. Brindley in New Bond-Street; and C. Ward and R. Chandler at the Ship between the Temple Gates in Fleetstreet, and sold at their shop in Scarborough. MDCCXXXIV.

Bernard, John Peter and Birch, Thomas and Lockman, John and Bayle, Pierre (1734-1741): A general dictionary, historical and critical: In which a new and accurate translation of that of the celebrated Mr. Bayle, with the corrections and observations printed in the late edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published. The whole containing the history of the most illustrious persons of all ages and nations, particularly those of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguished by their rank, actions, learning and other accomplishments. With reflections on such passages of Mr. Bayle, as seem to favour scepticism and the Manichee System. By the Reverend Mr. John Peter Bernard; the Reverend Mr. Thomas Birch; Mr. John Lockman; and other hands. And the articles relating to Oriental history by George Sale, Gent. London. Printed by James Bettenham, for G. Strahan, J. Clarke, T. Hatchet in Cornhill; J. Gray in the Poultry; J. Batley in Pater-Noster-Row; T. Worrall, J. Shuckburgh in Fleetstreet; J. Wilcox, A. Millar, C. Corbet in the Strand; T. Osborne in Grays-Inn; J. Brindley in New Bond-Street; and C. Ward and R. Chandler at the Ship between the Temple Gates in Fleetstreet, and sold at their shop in Scarborough. MDCCXXXIV. 10 vol, 1st ed., vol. 1: [X], 712 p.; vol. 2: [I], 718 p.; vol. 3: [I], 724 p.; vol. 4: [I], 715 p.; vol. 5: [I], 716 p.; vol. 6: [I], 716 p.; vol. 7: [I], 828 p.; vol. 8: [I], 832 p.; vol. 9: [I], 716 p.; vol. 10: [I], 588, [242] p., London. folio,

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A general dictionary, historical and critical: In which a new and accurate translation of that of the celebrated Mr. Bayle, with the corrections and observations printed in the late edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published. The whole containing the history of the most illustrious persons of all ages and nations, particularly those of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguished by their rank, actions, learning and other accomplishments. With reflections on such passages of Mr. Bayle, as seem to favour scepticism and the Manichee System. By the Reverend Mr. John Peter Bernard; the Reverend Mr. Thomas Birch; Mr. John Lockman; and other hands. And the articles relating to Oriental history by George Sale, Gent. London. Printed by James Bettenham, for G. Strahan, J. Clarke, T. Hatchet in Cornhill; J. Gray in the Poultry; J. Batley in Pater-Noster-Row; T. Worrall, J. Shuckburgh in Fleetstreet; J. Wilcox, A. Millar, C. Corbet in the Strand; T. Osborne in Grays-Inn; J. Brindley in New Bond-Street; and C. Ward and R. Chandler at the Ship between the Temple Gates in Fleetstreet, and sold at their shop in Scarborough. MDCCXXXIV.

Paramount title:

Bayle Dictionnaire Historique

Authors:

Creators
Bernard, John Peter
Birch, Thomas
Lockman, John
Bayle, Pierre

Publisher:

G. Strahan, J. Clarke, T. Hatchet in Cornhill et al.

Place of Publication:

London

Edition:

1st ed.

Year:

From	To
1734	1741

Volumes:

10 vol

Format:

folio

Number of pages:

vol. 1: [X], 712 p.; vol. 2: [I], 718 p.; vol. 3: [I], 724 p.; vol. 4: [I], 715 p.; vol. 5: [I], 716 p.; vol. 6: [I], 716 p.; vol. 7: [I], 828 p.; vol. 8: [I], 832 p.; vol. 9: [I], 716 p.; vol. 10: [I], 588, [242] p.

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,

Translated from:

French

Prefaces:

vol. 1: The preface. (p. [III-VI]), Preface. (p. [VII-VIII]);

Dedications:

vol. 1: To the honourable Sir Hans Sloane Bart. President, and to the Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London, for improving natural knowledge. (p. [I-II]); vol. 2: To Richard Mead M.D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, and Physician to his Majesty (p. [I]); vol. 3: To the honourable William Talbot, Efq; Knight of the Shire for the County of Glamorgan (p. [I]); vol. 4: To his Grace Charles, Duke of Queensberry and Dover, &c. (p. [I]); vol. 5: To the most illustrious Prince, James, Duke of Hamilton, Chasterault and Brandon, &c. (p. [I]); vol. 6: To Martin Folkes Efq; Vice-President of the Royal Society (p. [I]).; vol. 7: To the most noble and right honourable James Earl And Baron of Abercorn, Baron of Paisly, and Viscount and Baron of Strabane in the Kingdom of Ireland (p. [I]); vol. 8: To the right honourable Algernon, Earl of Hertford, Baron Piercy (p. [I]); vol. 9: To the right honourable George, Earl of Macclesfield (p. [I]); vol. 10: To the right honourable Arthur Onslow Efq; Speaker to the honourable House of Commons (p. [I])

Other paratexts:

vol. 1: Conditions. (p. [VIII]), A specimen of errors, omissions, &c. in No I. (containing eight sheets) of the pretended compleat and accurate translation of Mr. Bayle's Dictionary. (p. [IX-X]); vol. 2: errors to be corrected (p. 718); vol. 6: Errata. (p. 716); vol. 10: A dissertation concerning the book of Stephanus Junius Brutus, Printed in the Year one thousand, five hundred, and seventy nine (p. 305-316), A critique on Bayle's dissertation on the book of Stephanus Junius Brutus. (p. 317-329), A dissertation concerning defamatory libels (p. 330-355), A dissertation concerning the hippomanes. (p. 356-364), A dissertation concerning the space of time called day. (p. 365-374), A dissertation printed and prefixed to some essays or fragments of this work, in 1692, and intitled, A Proposal for a Critical Dictionary. To Mr. du Rondel, Professor of Polite Literature in Maestricht. (p. 375-388), An illustration of certain particulars interspersed in this dictionary, and which may be reduced to four general heads [...] (p. 389-440), An historical discourse on the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden. Chap. I. (p. 441-458), An historical discourse on the life of Gustavus, Adolphus, King of Sweden. Chap. II. (p. 459-472), Reflections on a pamphlet intitled, The Judgment of the Public, and particularly of Abbé Renaudot, on Mr. Bayle's Critical Dictionary. (p. 473-479), Continuation of the Reflections on a pamphlet intitled, The Judgment of the Public. (p. 480-485), A letter written by the author of the Dictionary Historical and Critical to Mr. D.E.M.S. With regard to the proceedings of the Walloon Church in Rotterdam, against his dictionary. (p. 486-488), Critical remarks on the new edition of Moreri's Historical Dictionary, published in 1704. With a Preface and Observations by Mr. Bayle, for the Use of the new Editors of Moreri's Dictionary. Translated from the third edition of the French. To which are added new observations on those critical remarks, and on the edition of Moreri published in 1725. (p. [489]-532), Addition to the letter V after Villareal (Emanuel Fernandes) in this Dictionary. (p. 533-535), An appendix containing several additional articles omitted in their proper order. (p. 536-588), Index. (last 242 pages)

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URI:

http://encyclopaedias.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/161

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