The Bibliographical Miscellany, Volumen2W. Baynes, 1806 - 323 páginas |
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Página 73 - Typographical antiquities ; or, the history of printing in England, Scotland and Ireland. Containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, FR & A. SS. considerably augmented by William Herbert, of Cheshunt, Herts...
Página 5 - ... to pass through very few hands, and all these friends and relatives in the most proper sense of the terms : for they lived in an insulated state, under a patriarchal government. Thus it was easy for Moses to be satisfied of the truth of all he relates in the book of Genesis, as the accounts came to him through the medium of very few persons. From Adam to Noah there was but one man necessary to the correct transmission of the history of this period of 1656 years.
Página 6 - As there is no evidence whatever that there was any writing before the giving of the law ; and as then, God is said to have written the decalogue with his own finger ; and as, after this time, writing is always mentioned, when a suitable occasion offers ; I conclude that God himself first taught the use of alphabetical characters to man.
Página 74 - Account of the Invention of the Art at Harlem and its progress to Mentz. — With an Appendix. No. 1. On the first printed Greek books. No. 2. On the first printed Hebrew books. No. 3.
Página 5 - Moses (were his divine inspiration left out of the question) to be satisfied of the truth of all he relates in the Book of Genesis, as the accounts came to him through the medium of very few persons. From Adam to Noah there was but one man necessary to...
Página 5 - Joseph, from whom these tilings might be easily conveyed to Moses by Amram, who was contemporary with Joseph. Supposing then, all the curious facts recorded in the book of Genesis to have had no other authority than the tradition already referred to, they would stand upon a foundation of credibility superior to any that the most reputable of the antient Greek and Latin historians can boast.
Página 130 - Cologne, 1471, and a perfect resemblance found between them in the manner of printing, not only the page itself, but the number of lines in a page, the length, breadth, and the intervals between the lines alike.
Página 52 - This is an Historicocritico-chronological Nomenclature, of the most illustrious authors and monuments from the beginning of the world to the present time ; with an account of the sources whence the author has derived his information. A very useful and laborious work, susceptible, however, of corrections and additions.
Página 130 - Fynysshid the last day of Marche, the yer of our Lord God a thousand foure hondred and Lxxiiij. Folio. Here begynneth the volume intituled and named THE RECUYELL OF THE HISTORYES OF TROYE...
Página 74 - Dictionary. No. 4. A list of all the cities and towns in which books are known to have been printed in the fifteenth century. — This is very defective, as may be seen by comparing it with the list in this volume. No. 5. The Complutensian Polyglott. No. 6. Additional Remarks.