Catalogue of Biblical, Classical and Historical Manuscripts and of Rare and Curious Books (etc.)William Pickering, 1834 - 401 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 50
Page 1
... written in double co- lumns , and the Masoretical Commentary is added in smaller characters , 4 vols . folio , bound in blue morocco , with morocco linings , and gilt leaves , by C. Lewis , 1201 : This was deemed one of the finest ...
... written in double co- lumns , and the Masoretical Commentary is added in smaller characters , 4 vols . folio , bound in blue morocco , with morocco linings , and gilt leaves , by C. Lewis , 1201 : This was deemed one of the finest ...
Page 2
... written in French and partly in Spanish , at various periods to the end of the 16th century , folio , MS . on paper , 21 2s 6 BURNEY . A Collection of Curious Musical Extracts , Manuscript , in the hand - writing of the late Doctor ...
... written in French and partly in Spanish , at various periods to the end of the 16th century , folio , MS . on paper , 21 2s 6 BURNEY . A Collection of Curious Musical Extracts , Manuscript , in the hand - writing of the late Doctor ...
Page 3
... written , 12mo . in old stamped binding , 1l 11s 6d 9 Compendium totius Philosophiæ , portraits , MA- NUSCRIPT , 8vo . calf , neat , 7s 6d 10 Confession Utele et Assai Bona , MANUSCRIPT OF THE XVTH CENTURY , square 12mo . mo- rocco ...
... written , 12mo . in old stamped binding , 1l 11s 6d 9 Compendium totius Philosophiæ , portraits , MA- NUSCRIPT , 8vo . calf , neat , 7s 6d 10 Confession Utele et Assai Bona , MANUSCRIPT OF THE XVTH CENTURY , square 12mo . mo- rocco ...
Page 4
... writing of Ralph Thoresby . 14 Gale , ( Roger , the Antiquary ) Letter of , dated Aug. 6 , 1715. Addressed to ... written , 4 vols . 4to . neat , 41 4s 17 GRAYS - INN MASQUE , interspersed with Songs , 4to . AN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ...
... writing of Ralph Thoresby . 14 Gale , ( Roger , the Antiquary ) Letter of , dated Aug. 6 , 1715. Addressed to ... written , 4 vols . 4to . neat , 41 4s 17 GRAYS - INN MASQUE , interspersed with Songs , 4to . AN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ...
Page 5
... WRITING , with his Autograph at the end of the Dedication , dated 1640 , folio , very neatly and legibly written , calf , neat , 201 21 * HORA BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS , MANU- SCRIPT UPON VELLUM , with thirteen large , and eight small ...
... WRITING , with his Autograph at the end of the Dedication , dated 1640 , folio , very neatly and legibly written , calf , neat , 201 21 * HORA BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS , MANU- SCRIPT UPON VELLUM , with thirteen large , and eight small ...
Other editions - View all
Catalogue of Biblical, Classical and Historical Manuscripts and of Rare and ... Pickering William Pickering No preview available - 2008 |
Catalogue of Biblical, Classical and Historical Manuscripts and of Rare and ... William Pickering No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
11s 6d Venet 12s 6d Lond 12s Lond 1l 1s Lond 9s Lond Aldus Alexander Dyce Aliud Exemplar Amst Ancient Antv Autograph Bible Bibliotheca black letter blue morocco calf Camb Catalogue Christ Ciceronis coloured contains copies printed crown 8vo curious Dibdin Earl Edinb EDITIO PRINCEPS England English engraved Epistolæ Essay fine copy folio frontispiece gilt leaves green morocco half bound Henry History Horatius Ibid India paper James John John Mitford LARGE PAPER Latin Lord Lugd maps marbled leaves Memoirs Milton neat Notes notis old red morocco Opera Oxford Oxon Paris Poems Poetical Poets portrait and plates rare rocco Roger Payne Roma royal 8vo royal folio russia scarce Sermons sewed Sine anno small 8vo Thomas tion top edges gilt Tracts translated uncut vellum venetian morocco Vita vols volume William wood cuts
Popular passages
Page 48 - I love the memory of Vinny Bourne. I think him. a better Latin poet than Tibullus, Propertius, Ausonius, or any of the writers in his way, except Ovid, and not at all inferior to him.
Page 90 - Testament!,' with 90 wood-cuts beautifully engraved. Crown 8vo. II. Is. A few copies printed entirety on India paper, 21. 2s. THE DANCE OF DEATH, exhibited in fifty-five elegant Engravings on Wood, with a Dissertation on the several Representations of that Subject; more particularly on those attributed to MACABER and HOLBEIN, by FRANCIS DOUCE, FSA 8vo.
Page 68 - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God as manifested in the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man.
Page 71 - CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALES, with an Essay on his Language and Versification, an Introductory Discourse, and Glossary, by THOMAS TYRWHITT. 5 vols. crown 8vo. with a Portrait, and an Engraving of the celebrated Pilgrimage, by STOTHARD, 2(.
Page 244 - Neither time, nor distance, nor grief, nor age, can ever diminish my veneration for him, who is the great moral poet of all times, of all climes, of all feelings, and of all stages of existence.
Page 217 - Carlaverlock, with the Arms of the Earls, Barons, and Knights who were present at the Siege of this...
Page 71 - Enough has been said to prove, that in elevation and elegance, in harmony and perspicuity of versification, he surpasses his predecessors in an infinite proportion: that his genius was universal, and adapted to themes of unbounded variety: that his merit was not less in painting familiar manners with humour and propriety, than in moving the passions, and in representing the beautiful or the grand objects of nature with grace and sublimity.
Page 231 - Bethsabe is the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry.
Page 170 - Normannicse, containing the Chronicle of Man and the Isles, abridged by Camden, and now first published, complete, from the original MS. in the British Museum; with an English translation and notes.
Page 189 - Pappe with an hatchet. Alias, 'A figge for my God sonne. Or, Cracke me this nut. Or, A Countrie cuffe, that is, a sound boxe of the eare, for the idiot Martin to hold his peace, seeing the patch will take no warning.