usher bishop armagh (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Sixth Edition. Full Title: ".Catechistically Propounded, and Explained, by way of Question and Answer, Methodically and Familiarly Handled. Composed long since by Janes Usher". 451 pages of main text, then 25 pages "The Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God" (see image 4), then 12 pages "The Table". All original 20 x 30 cms full calf blind stamped boards (See 1st image). Five raised bands. Full page B & W engraved Portrait frontispiece (see Image 3). Together with a list of all recent publications by this Printer (see fifth image) . Top cover detached but complete, no loss. [James Ussher (or Usher), 1581 - 1656, was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October. the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC. Wicki]. ,

Zustand: Very Good. Engraved titlepage. Two Works in One, small octavo later half vellum marbled boards with gilt titled red leather spine label (tips rubbed) all edges blue. Engraved titlepage +[18pp] +128pp +[6pp contents for second part] +98pp +[34pp Ephemeris]. Lacks last blank. Two bookplates on the pastedown else very neat, clean & crisp, a handsome copy. Some pages of calendar calculations printed in red & black, some with folded extensions. Texts of both works in Latin, with passages in Hebrew and Arabic. *Selden although notable for his legal books was also a formidable antiquary and this is his study of the Jewish calendar and festivals. Ussher's greatest work was on calculating the date of the beginning of the world. This is his study of the astronomy and calendar of the Macedonian Greeks and Asians. 1 volume. Hardcover.