An Historical, Critical, Geographical, Chronological, and Etymological Dictionary of the Holy Bible (1732-T @1722 Calmet), book (English ed.)
Dictionnaire historique, critique, chronologique, géographique et littéral de la Bible (1722-1728) is a series of 4 volumes by Augustin Calmet.
Abstract
"An historical, critical, geographical, chronological, and etymological dictionary of the Holy Bible, in three volumes: wherein are explained all the proper names mentioned in the Old or New Testament, whether of men, women, cities, countries, rivers, mountains, &c., as also most of the significant and remarkable appellatives that any where occur wherein, with accounts of all the natural productions, as animals, vegetables, minerals, stones, gems, &c. : the whole digested into alphabetical order, and illustrated with above one hundred and sixty copper-plates, representing the antiquities, habits, buildings, sepulchres, and other curiosities of the Jews : to which is annexed, Bibliotheca sacra, or a copious catalogue of the best editions and versions of the Bible, with a large account of the most valuable commentaries, expositions, and paraphrases upon the whole, or any part thereof, and the authors of the same : and an ample chronological table of the history of the Bible, a Jewish calendar, tables of all the Hebrew coins, weights, and measures, reduced to our own, a dissertation upon Jewish coins and medals, another upon the tacticks of the ancient Hebrews, by the Chevalier Folard, concluding with a literal translation of all the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Greek names in the Bible, with prefaces proper to each part"
Written originally in French, by the Reverend Father Dom Augustin Calmet, a Benedictine Monk, Abbot of Senones ; and now translated into English, from the author's last edition, with occasional remarks, by Samuel D'oyly, M.A. late Fellow of Trinity-College in Cambridge, and Vicar of St. Nicolas, Rochester: and John Colson, M.A.F.R.S. and Vicar of Chalk in Kent.
A 2nd ed, was published in 1798: "Now revised, corrected, and augmented. With an entirely newest of plates, explanatory, illustrative, and ornamental ; under the direction of C. Taylor.
Editions
Published in Paris, France: Chez Emery, pere, Emery, fils ... Saugrain, l'aîné ... Pierre Martin ..., <4 vols.> 1722-1728.
Contents
- Volume 1: A-J -- Volume 2: K-S -- Volume 3: T-Z
External links
- [ Google Books]