Louis Moreri, The Great Historical, Geographical and Poetical Dictionary (1694)

Date

1694

Author

Louis Moreri
Edmund Bohun Note: 30/09/2005

Book title

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, &c. Of Heresiarchs and Schismaticks, with an Account of their Principal Doctrines; Of Emperors, Kings, Illustrious Princes, and Great 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, &c. The Statutes and Laws; and withall, the History of General and Particular Councils, under the Names of the Places where thye have been Celebrated. The Whole being full of Remarks and Curious Enquiries, for the Illustration of several Difficulties in Theology, History, Chronology and Geography. Collected From the best Historians, Chronologers, and Lexicographers ... and others; But more especially out of Lewis Morery, D.D. his Sixth Edition. Corrected and Enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerk; In Two Volumes in Folio. Now done into English. To which are added, by way of Supplement, intermix'd throughout the Alphabet, The Lives, most Remarkable Actions, and Writings of the Illustrious Families of our English, Scotch and Irish Nobility, Gentry, Eminent Clergy, and most Famous Men of all Arts and Sciences: As also, an Exact Description of these Kingdoms; with the most Considerable Occurrences that have happened to this Present Time. By several Learned Men. Wherein are Inserted The last Five Years Historical and Geographical Collections of Edmond Bohun, Esq; designed at first for his own Geographical Dictionary, and never Extant till in this Work

Publication place

London

Publisher

Henry Rhodes, Luke Meredith, John Harris, Thomas Newborough

Text type

printed book

Genre

Proper and place name indexes

Subject area

• geography
• history
• place name
• poetry
• proper name
• travel

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword
sample: Gymnosophists, Indian Philosophers divided into two Sects, Brachmans and Sermans. There were also some who were call'd Hylobians, because they liv's in Forests, that they might be more at leisure to contemplate the Wonders of Nature. These Philosophers held the Transmigration of Souls; and, That the chief Happiness of Man consisted in the Contempt of the Blessings of Fortune. They also boasted in giving good Counsel to Kings and Princes, for the Government of their States. The Hylobians cover'd themselves with the Barks of Trees, and lay in hollow Oaks. Strabo, Philostratus, Porphyrius, &c. (n3v)

Wing

M2725

Criticisms

Sources

Moréri's Le grand dictionnaire historique