This day is published (sold by all booksellers and stationers) price one shilling : number I, of an improved edition of Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Explaining The Names, Histories, &c. of Persons, Places, and Natural Productions, mentioned in Scripture; the Antiquities, Buildings, Coins, Habits, Laws, Customs, and Peculiarities, of the Jews, and other Eastern Nations; with chronological tables, calendars, &c. &c. to which is added, entirely new illustrations of scripture incidents and expressions, Selected from the Accounts of the most authentic Historians, Travellers, &c. containing many Incidents and Observations extremely interesting and highly entertaining. Illustrated by numerous plates of views, maps, plans, dresses, &c. conditions. This Work is printed in Qua: to, and published in numbers, price One Shilling each; each containing Two Plates (except Half-Sheet Plates and Frontispieces). A superior Edition, on fine Paper, with excellent Impressions of the Plates, is delivered in Parts, price Five Shillings each, containing the Quantity of Three Shilling Numbers. -The Work will make about Sixty Shilling Numbers. London: Printed for C. Taylor, No. 105, Hatton-Garden, five doors from Holborn; (by whom Communications to the Editor will be received).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calmet, Augustin, 1672-1757.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Dictionnaire historique, critique, chronologique, geographique et litteral de la Bible. English. Advertisement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Genre:

Advertisements.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

4 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1797]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Published as 'Calmet's great dictionary of the Holy Bible'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T27444.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.