A discourse on the history of the whole world

Title

A discourse on the history of the whole world

Alternative Title

Full Title: A discourse on the history of the whole world, dedicated to His Royal Highness the Dauphin. And explicating the continuance of religion with the changes of states and empires; from the Creation till the reign of Charles the Great. Written originally in French by James Benigne Bossuet, sometimes Bishop of Condom, and now of Meaux, counsellor of state to the most Christian King, heretofore tutor to the Dauphin, and now chief almoner to the Dauphiness. Faithfully Englished.
Discourse concerning universal history

Publisher

London : printed for Matthew Turner at the Lamb in High-Holborn

Date

MDCLXXXVI. 1686

Format

[8], 565, [3] pages ; 19 cm (8vo.)

Description

A translation of: Discours sur l'histoire universelle,
Running title reads: A discourse concerning universal history.

Provenance

Woolf, D.R. (Daniel R.), former owner

Contributor

Gift of Daniel Woolf

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1686 .B67,
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B3781,
English Short Title Catalogue (RLIN), R019224

Files

Dated1686B67.jpg

Collection

Citation

“A discourse on the history of the whole world,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/899.