A Bibliographical Dictionary, Vol 2 Containing Chronological Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Most Curious, Scarce, Useful, and Important in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Samarit

Adam Clarke

ISBN 10: 1333314426 / ISBN 13: 9781333314422

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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• Title: A Bibliographical Dictionary, Vol 2 Containing Chronological Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Most Curious, Scarce, Useful, and Important in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Samarit
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1333314426
• ISBN 13: 9781333314422
• Binding: PAP
• Condition: New
• Weight: 527 grams

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Excerpt from A Bibliographical Dictionary, Vol. 2: Containing Chronological Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Most Curious, Scarce, Useful, and Important Books, in All Departments of Literature, Which Have Been Published in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Syriac, Chaldee, &C

To assist farther in this excellent Work, Dr. Po cock furnished several important Manuscripts, par tic ularly 1st, the Gospels, in Persian, which had ne ver before been printed, and which were now pub lished wholly from a copy that was sent in by him, being a Manuscript above 300 years old, of a Translation made from the Syriac, and therefore preferred to Mr. Whelocke's, which was of later date, and only a Version from the Greek. 2dly, A Syriac Manuscript of the whole Old Testament, and two other Manuscripts of the Psalms in the same language. 3dly. An Ethsic Manuscript of the Psalter, which Dr. Walton pronounces to be so exactly written, that they made it a rule whereby to correct the faults of the two printed copies.

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