A view of religions, in two parts. : Part I. Containing an alphabetical compedium of the various religious denominations, which have appeared in the world, from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day. Part II. Containing a brief account of the different schemes of religion now embraced among mankind. / The whole collected from the best authors, ancient and modern. By Hannah Adams, author of "A summary history of New-England, from its first settlement at Plymouth, to the acceptance of the Federal Constitution."

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831.

Contributor:

• Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814.
• Adams, John, 1735-1826, dedicatee.
• Manning & Loring, printer.
• Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

• Alphabetical compendium of the various sects

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Religion--Dictionaries.
• Religion.
• Religions.

Genre:

• Dictionaries.

Penn Provenance:

• Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939- (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)
• Kaplan, Deanne (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)
• Loomis, Polly (autograph) (Kaplan Collection copy)
• Loomis, Josiah (inscription) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxxv pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 38-504 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

The third edition, with large additions. [One line of Scripture text] Published according to act of Congress.

Place of Publication:

[Boston] : Printed by and for Manning & Loring, proprietors, no. 2, Cornhill, Boston, October, 1801.

Notes:

• First published in 1784 with title: An alphabetical compendium of the various sects which have appeared in the world from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day (Evans 18319).
• Preface signed: Thomas Prentiss. Medfield.
• Two states of gathering [A] noted. One (the first?) is without the words "author of 'A summary history ..." on the title page. The dedication (p. [iii]-iv) begins "Dedication. Medfield, August 3, 1801" and is signed "Hannah Adams. [To] John Adams, late president of the United States." The second state has "author of 'A summary history ..." on the title page. The dedication begins "Dedication. To John Adams, late president of the United States. Medfield, August 3, 1801" and is signed "Hannah Adams."
• Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

• Kaplan Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.
• Kaplan Collection copy is second state of gathering.
• Kaplan Collection copy collectify accession no. 2006.12.26.00662

Cited in:

• Shaw & Shoemaker 12
• Shaw & Shoemaker 387

OCLC:

191259920