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The truth of Christian religion : in six books / written in Latin by Hugo Grotius and now translated into English, with the addition of a seventh book by Symon Patrick ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.
- Standardized Title:
- De veritate religionis Christianae. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Apologetics--Early works to 1800.
- Apologetics.
- Indifferentism (Religion)--Early works to 1800.
- Indifferentism (Religion).
- Apologetics--History--17th century.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Collier, Robert (autograph) (inscription)
- Jackson, George (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 32 unnumbered pages, 245 pages, 11 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition corrected.
- Fingerprint:
- e-ch ofld own- prce (3) 1683 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Rich. Royston, bookseller ..., MDCLXXXIII [1683]
- Language Note:
- "A translation, by Simon Patrick, of: Grotius, Hugo. De veritate religionis Christianae."--ESTC.
- Notes:
- Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ B-R⁸.
- Engraved illustration (frontispiece: "The Christian's work and reward.").
- Woodcut initials and factotums.
- Title within border of double rules.
- Divisional title page on leaf N6r: The seventh book of the truth of Christian religion: against the present Roman church.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy has ms. inscription ("O coelum & terra.") on reverse of frontispiece; autograph ("Rob Collier Topshami") at head of title leaf; ms. ownership inscription ("George Jackson, his Book, given him by M. Robt. Collier") on verso of title leaf.
- Penn Libraries copy: initial on leaf A3r hand-colored in pencil.
- Penn Libraries copy: title leaf mended at inner margin; wormhole in fore-edge margin of leaves A1-E6; small wormhole in lower portion of leaves A1-A3.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R2764
- Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) G2129
- OCLC:
- 12431755
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