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• THE GREAT HISTORICAL, Geographical and Poetical DICTIONARY : BEING A Curious Miscellany OF SACRED and PROPHANE HISTORY. Containing, in short, the LIVES and most REMARKABLE ACTIONS Of the Patriarchs, Judges and Kings of the Jews; Of the Apostles, Fathers, and Doctors of the Church; Of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, [et]c. Of Heresiarchs and Schismaticks, with an Account of their Principal Doctrines; Of Emperors, Kings, Illustrious Princes, and Grest Captains; Of Ancient and Modern Authors; Of Philosophers, Inventors of Arts, and all those who have recommended themselves to the World, by their Valour, Virtue, Learning, or some Notable Circumstances of their Lives. Together with the Establishment and Progress both of Religious and Military Orders, and the Lives of their Founders. The Genealogy of several Illustrious Families in Europe. The Fabulous History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes. THE DESCRIPTION Of Empires, Kingdoms, Common-Wealths, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Islands, Mountains, Rivers, and other considerable Places, both of Ancient and Modern Geography; wherein is observed the Situation, Extent and Quality of the Country; the Religion, Government, Morals and Customs of the Inhabitants; the Sects of Christians, Jews, Heathens and Mahometans. The principal Terms of Arts and Sciences; the Publick and Solemn Actions, as Festivals, Plays, [et]c. The Statutes and Laws; and withall, the History of General and Particular Councils, under the Names of the Places where they have been Celebrated. The Whole being full of Remarks and Curious Enquiries, for the Illustration of several Difficulties in Theology, History, Chronology and Geography. [V. 1]
  by: Moreri, Louis, 1643-1680
  Published: (1694)
• THE GREAT HISTORICAL, Geographical and Poetical DICTIONARY : BEING A Curious Miscellany OF SACRED and PROPHANE HISTORY. Containing, in short, the LIVES and most REMARKABLE ACTIONS Of the Patriarchs, Judges and Kings of the Jews; Of the Apostles, Fathers, and Doctors of the Church; Of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, [et]c. Of Heresiarchs and Schismaticks, with an Account of their Principal Doctrines; Of Emperors, Kings, Illustrious Princes, and Grest Captains; Of Ancient and Modern Authors; Of Philosophers, Inventors of Arts, and all those who have recommended themselves to the World, by their Valour, Virtue, Learning, or some Notable Circumstances of their Lives. Together with the Establishment and Progress both of Religious and Military Orders, and the Lives of their Founders. The Genealogy of several Illustrious Families in Europe. The Fabulous History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes. THE DESCRIPTION Of Empires, Kingdoms, Common-Wealths, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Islands, Mountains, Rivers, and other considerable Places, both of Ancient and Modern Geography; wherein is observed the Situation, Extent and Quality of the Country; the Religion, Government, Morals and Customs of the Inhabitants; the Sects of Christians, Jews, Heathens and Mahometans. The principal Terms of Arts and Sciences; the Publick and Solemn Actions, as Festivals, Plays, [et]c. The Statutes and Laws; and withall, the History of General and Particular Councils, under the Names of the Places where they have been Celebrated. The Whole being full of Remarks and Curious Enquiries, for the Illustration of several Difficulties in Theology, History, Chronology and Geography. Volume Second
  by: Moreri, Louis, 1643-1680
  Published: (1694)
• THE DOCTRINE OF Philosophical Necessity ILLUSTRATED, BEING AN APPENDIX TO THE DISQUISITIONS relating to MATTER and SPIRIT. TO WHICH IS ADDED, An ANSWER to several PERSONS who have controverted the PRINCIPLES of it. VOL. II
  by: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
  Published: (1782)
• The History Of The Antient Abbeys, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches. Being Two Additional Volumes To Sir William Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum : Containing The Original and first Establishment of all the Religious Orders that ever were in Great-Britain; being those of the Benedictins, Cluniacks, Cistercians, Regular Canons of St. Augustin, Carthusians, Gilbertins, Trinitarians, Premonstratenses, and Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, treated of in the Monasticon Anglicanum: As also of the Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, Augustinian Friers, Regular Canons of Arroasia, Brigittins, Monks of Fontevrand, of Savigni, and of Tiron, Crouched Friers, Friers of Penance, or of the Sack, and Bethleemites, not spoken of by Sir William Dugdale, and Mr. Dodsworth. The Foundations of their several Monasteries. A very large Collection of many hundreds of Grants and Charters belonging to them, besides several thousands abridg'd. The final Suppression of all those Places, with some Account of the manner how their vast Lands and Possessions were dispos'd of. There Are Added Catalogues of the Abbats, and other Superiors of those religious Houses, and of all Persons eminent, and distinguish'd for Piety, Learning, and other Accomplishments, in the several Orders; with short Lives of as many of them as have been transmitted down to us. Collected from above Two hundred of the best Historians extant, and from antient Manuscripts in the Bodleian and Cotton Libraries, and many more in the Hands of learned Antiquaries, and other curious Gentlemen, whose Names may be seen in the Preface. Adorn'd with a considerable Number of Copper-Plates of the several Habits of the religious Orders, the Ichnographies of Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and the Ruins of sacred Places destroy'd, or gone to Decay, and Prospects of others that are still standing. Vol. I.
  by: Stevens, John, -1726
  Published: (1722)
• The History Of The Antient Abbeys, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches. Being Two Additional Volumes To Sir William Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum : Containing The Original and first Establishment of all the Religious Orders that ever were in Great-Britain; being those of the Benedictins, Cluniacks, Cistercians, Regular Canons of St. Augustin, Carthusians, Gilbertins, Trinitarians, Premonstratenses, and Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, treated of in the Monasticon Anglicanum: As also of the Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, Augustinian Friers, Regular Canons of Arroasia, Brigittins, Monks of Fontevrand, of Savigni, and of Tiron, Crouched Friers, Friers of Penance, or of the Sack, and Bethleemites, not spoken of by Sir William Dugdale, and Mr. Dodsworth. The Foundations of their several Monasteries. A very large Collection of many hundreds of Grants and Charters belonging to them, besides several thousands abridg'd. The final Suppression of all those Places, with some Account of the manner how their vast Lands and Possessions were dispos'd of. There Are Added Catalogues of the Abbats, and other Superiors of those religious Houses, and of all Persons eminent, and distinguish'd for Piety, Learning, and other Accomplishments, in the several Orders; with short Lives of as many of them as have been transmitted down to us. Collected from above Two hundred of the best Historians extant, and from antient Manuscripts in the Bodleian and Cotton Libraries, and many more in the Hands of learned Antiquaries, and other curious Gentlemen, whose Names may be seen in the Preface. Adorn'd with a considerable Number of Copper-Plates of the several Habits of the religious Orders, the Ichnographies of Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and the Ruins of sacred Places destroy'd, or gone to Decay, and Prospects of others that are still standing. Vol. II
  by: Stevens, John, -1726
  Published: (1723)