Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625-1709, The history of the Old Testament , 1688-1690
- Title(s):
- The history of the Old Testament : extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers... / translated from the works of ... le sieur de Royaumont by Mr. John Coughen ... and supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck, and other orthodox divines.
- Additional Title(s):
- Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament. English.
- Published/Created:
- London, Printed by Samuel Roycroft, for Richard Blome ..., 1688-1690.
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. : ill., maps ; 46 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A B 7Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/764448
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Plates engraved by Peter Paul Bouche, Johannes Kip, Frederick Hendrick Van den Hove, Michael Van der Gucht, Richard Palmer, Leonard Burnford, L. Masson, P. Mason and Paul van Somer; after G. Freman and Bernard Lens.
Vol. 1 has date 1690; v.2 is dated 1688.
Title within red and black line border; red line border.
Vol. 2 has title: The history of the New Testament, being an historical account of the ... life ... of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ... with the lives of the apostles ... and ... an historical chronology of such matters as are related in the canonical books of the Old and New Testament....
Folded plan of Jerusalem with insets showing the Temple, the Arc of alliance, the Altar of perfume, King Solomon, the Altar of burnt offerings, the Brazen sea, Solomon's Temple, the Tabernacle, the High priest, the Golden candlesticks, and the Table of shoe bread, signed J. Kip, between p. 128 and 129, vol. 1.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), 1406 (vol. 2)
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), 1408 (vol. 1) - Subject Terms:
- Bible -- History of Biblical events.Bible -- Illustrations.Roycroft, Samuel -- Printer.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1688-1690.
- Export:
- XML