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Magico-medical means of treating ghost-induced illnesses in ancient Mesopotamia / by JoAnn Scurlock.
Scurlock, Jo Ann, 1953-Date: 2006- Books
Science through the ages : [exhibition at the] Bodleian Library - Divinity School, Oxford, April-May, 1986.
Bodleian Library.Date: 1986- Books
Importants centres médicaux de l'antiquité - Épidauré and Corinthe : quand la médicine était encore divine.
Date: 1979- Books
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Dissertations on the following subjects, viz. 1. The Mosaick account of the creation and fall of man. 2. On Original Sin. 3. The Divinity and Satisfaction of Christ. 4. Justification by Faith. 5. And the sin against the Holy Ghost. Together with a paraphrase on St. Paul's Epistles to the Romans and Hebrews. By Philalethes. To which is prefixed, a letter from the late learned Joseph Roper, D.D. to the author.
Philalethes.Date: M.DCC.L. [1750]- Books
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A history of the work of redemption. Containing, the outlines of a body of divinity, in a method entirely new. By the late Reverend Mr Jonathan Edwards, President of the College of New Jersey.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The divine right of church-government by bishops, its universal reception, even in the first ages of the church, asserted and proved. D. Blondel's and others arguments against it considered. The challenge renewed, To shew any Church, till lately, that hath not been Governed by Episcopal Government. And a Perswasive to Dissenters to return to the Communion of the Church of England. Being a Preliminary Discourse to an History of the Government of the Church, for the Three First Centuries and the beginning of the Fourth. By Francis Brokesby, B. D. sometime Fellow of Trinity-College in Cambridge.
Brokesby, Francis, 1637-1714.Date: MDCCXIV. [1714]- Books
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The polite correspondence: or, rational amusement; being a series of letters, philosophical, poetical, historical, critical, amorous, moral, and satyrical. Wherein Are introduc'd a great Variety of instructive and delightful Incidents, both in Prose and Verse. Among those of the Entertaining Kind, are, The Story of Alonzo and Elvira, - of Torquatus and Melissa - of Belinda and Adolphus. Remarkable Story of a Scottish Lady, - another of a Divine who married a Shrew. History of Sophronia, - of Phaon and Eliza - of Honoria and Myrtillo. - of Celadon. Adventures of a Foot-Boy. Pleasant Story of a Romish Monk, - of Pope Innocent XI. A strange Story of a Turkish Slave. An odd Story of a Criminal in the Inquisition, - Remarkable Accident in a Conclave. A short History of the Mounts of Piety, or legal Lumber Houses. Story of pretended Magician at Naples, - an Indian Tale, &c. &c. Poetry. A Birth-Day Ode, - Verses on the Power of Love. - The Bracelet, a Poem, - Life, an Elegiac Poem, - Verses on Hope, in the Manner of Spencer. - An Instance of British Poetry. 1200 Years old, - A Specimen of Saxon Poetry, - of Danish Poetry, - and several Specimens from various Nations - Verses by a Jesuit on the Death of his Cat, - A Poem in the Manner of Phaedrus, &c.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1750?]- Books
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To be sold, by way of auction, this present evening, - - to begin at six o'clock. A large collection of books, in several faculties: as history, divinity, mathematicks, &c. ...
Heath, Joseph, -1789.Date: 1750?]- Archives and manuscripts
Pastoral, monastic and hagiographical works
Date: Late 13th century - Mid-14th CenturyReference: MS.365- Books
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The tragical history of the babes in the wood, whose father, a rich gentleman in Norfolk, when dying, committed to the guardianship of his own brother. - But this cruel and unnatural Wretch, in order to possess himself of their Fortunes, caused the Children to be destroyed soon after their Father's Death. - He is punished for his Perfidy, in the most exemplary Manner, by Divine Justice, as set forth in the Sequel.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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Worm Jacob threshing the mountains: a sermon, preached on a sacramental occasion. By the Reverend Mr. Thomas Boston, Late Minister of the Gospel, at Ettrick.
Boston, Thomas, 1677-1732.Date: [1775]- Books
Naissance et petite enfance dans l'Antiquite : actes du colloque de Fribourg, 28 novembre - 1er decembre 2001 / Veronique Dasen (ed.).
Date: 2004- Books
Children of wrath : possession, prophecy and the young in early modern England / by Anna French.
French, AnnaDate: [2015]- Books
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The new and complete life of our blessed Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ: that great example, as well as saviour of mankind. Containing a More Complete, Authentic, Ample, Accurate, Instructive, Universal, and Full Account (freed from Popish Superstition, and other Errors) than was ever before Published, of all the Real Facts, relating to the Exemplary Life, Meritorious Sufferings, and Triumphant Death of Our Glorious Redeemer, Who took upon himself our Sinful Nature, Was Crucified for our Sins, Rose Again for our Justification, Ascended into Heaven, and now Sitteth at the Right-Hand of God, making Intercession for Us; Particularly his Incarnation, Nativity, Genealogy, Baptism, Preservation, Circumcision, Presentation, Early Transactions, Divine Mission, Fasting, Ministry, Temptation, Doctrines, Calling and Appointment of the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Humility, Charity, Patience, Meekness, Sufferings, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacraments; Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension, &c. &c. &c. To which is Added, A New, Complete, and Authentic History of the Lives, Transactions, Sufferings, and Deaths, of his Holy Apostles, Evangelists, Disciples, And other Eminent Persons and Primitive Christians, who first Propagated the Christian Religion, and to cruel Persecutors laid down their Lives in the Glorious Cause of Jesus Christ; particularly St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James the Great, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Thomas, St. James the Less, St. Simon, St. Jude, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Stephen, Timothy, Silas, Mary Magdalene, Mary Sister of Lazarus, Mary of Cleophas, Mary of Salome, Trophimus, Tychicus, Tertius, Linus, Onesiphorus, Stephanus, Phebe, Sosipater, Clement, Ananias, Nicolas, Nicodemus, Joseph, Philemon, Priscilla, Titus, &c. Also, A New, Useful, and Interesting Account of the Life of the Messiah's great Forerunner John the Baptist; And likewise the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Together with A Faithful Account of the Successors of the Apostles, for Three Hundred Years after the Crucifixion, in the five great Apostolical Churches. Comprehending, The Whole Doctrine of Christianity, the Evidences fairly stated upon which it is founded, and the Manner of its Establishment in different Parts of the World. - Including a Complete Defence of Christianity, containing Plain and Satisfactory Answers to all the Objections made against our Holy Religion, by Jews, Turks, Atheists, Deists, Infidels, and Free-Thinkers of the present Age, who are a Disgrace to Human Nature, and strive to level Mankind with the Brute Creation; whereby the Religion of the great Redeemer of Mankind is proved to be Genuine and truly Divine. The Whole Interspersed with Practical Improvements, and Useful Remarks, Familiarly Adapted to every Capacity, and designed to Promote, in every Christian, the necessary Practice of Faith and Repentance, as the only appointed Means whereby God can be Reconciled with Man. This Complete Work being the Result of long Study and Experience, and not a hasty Performance, has been regularly digested and collected, not only from the Evangelists, Epistles, &c. but also from Josephus, the most judicious Ecclesiastical Historians, and other Books as well as Manuscripts (ancient and modern) of Undoubted Authority. It will therefore comprise a great Variety of the most Important, Valuable, and Curious Matter relating to the Life and Death of our Blessed Saviour and his Apostles, &c. not to be found in any other Work of the Kind whatever. By Paul Wright, D. D. Vicar of Oakley, &c. in Essex, late of Pembroke-Hall, Cambridge; And Author of the Christian's New and Complete British Family Bible;-of the New and Complete Edition of Fox's Original Book of Martyrs;-And of The New Edition of the Whole Book of Common Prayer, with Notes, and other necessary Illustrations;-All of which respective Works are universally approved of in every Respect, by the Public in general, who have perused the Numbers already published. Embellished with the most elegant, valuable, and numerous set of large copper-plate prints ever published in a work of this kind; finely engraved from the original Drawings of Hamilton, Chalmers, West, Samuel Wale, Esq. &c. by those ingenious and celebrated Artists, Messrs. Pollard, Rennoldson, Taylor, Tookey, Smith, Page, Granger, Morris, Royce, Golder, Collier, Parker, and Other Eminent Masters.
Fleetwood, John.Date: [1790?]- Books
Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages / Jack Hartnell.
Hartnell, JackDate: 2018- Books
Darwin and the making of sexual selection / Evelleen Richards.
Richards, EvelleenDate: [2017]- Books
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Theophilus clibber, to David Garrick, Esq; With dissertations on theatrical subjects. I. Of poets and actors, their antiquity, and estimation;- particularly among the Greeks and Romans:- acting of plays encouraged by the greatest men in all ages. II. Socrates, Epaminondas, Cs̆ar, Scipio, Brutus, Ciceso, &c. promoters of dramatic compositions, encouragers of actors, &c. III. The apostles no enemies to plays: quotations form Holy Writ, and of some modern divines in their favour. History of patents and licences, from Queen Elizabeth's time to the present, chiefly granted in favour of the actors. IV. Good conduct of Patentees: pantomimes exploded;- the ill usage of authors considered. V. Some new and revived pieces reviewed. The new manner of acting pointed out. An account of drolls, farces, mock opera's, &c. Extracted from Shakespear's multilated and macerated remains, by the Little Charlatan of the present stage. VI. The rehearsal versed,- mimicry an abuse; specimens of modern genteel comedy. Ditto of modern tragedy. VII. The new manner of acting the chances, - and the morals of that play enquired into. VIII. Seneca,- callipedes, - and a reigning actor, compared. The cause of spouters, &c. Adorn'd wtih a frontpiece, and curious copper-plate.
Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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A catalogue of a very valuable collection of books, Consisting of many thousand volumes, most of them lately imported from abroad, containing the fullest assortment of French authors, of different kinds, that ever appeared in this country, the best editions new, and elegantly bound. Also a very large collection of the best editions of the Greek and Latin classics, in fine condition. Likewise a great variety of histories, both civil and ecclesiastick, law, divinity, miscellanies, and the best English authors both in prose and verse; Which begins to be sold by auction, for ready money, at the auction-house in the east-wing of the Exchange, on Monday the 26th of November, at four o'clock afternoon, and to continue every day at the same hour till all are sold off. Catalogues to be had at the Shop of John Balfour, who will execute commissions for gentlemen in the country, or for such as cannot attend, so as to give them intire satisfaction. The common rules of auction will be observed. Amongst the books in this catalogue are those following: folio. Dictionnaire de Martiniere, 10 tom. - de Breton - de Chauspie, 4 tom. - de Marchand, 2 tom. - de Savary, 3 tom. - de Richelet, 3 tom. - de Moreri, 10 tom. - de Furetiere, 4 tom. Dictionnaire canonique, &c. 5 tom. Dict. de la langue Celtique, 3 tom. Chamber's dict. and supplem. 4 vols dict. of trade and commerce, 2 vs Johnson's English dictionary, 2 vs Harris's lexicon technicum, 2 vols Hoffmanni lexicon univers. 4 vols Martini lexicon philologicum, 2 vs Vocabulario della crusea, 5 tom. Gesneri thes. linguæ Lat. 4 vols Stephani thes. linguæ Lat. 4 vols Du Cange glossarium, 6 vols Pitisei lexicon, 3 vols vide next pate.
Balfour, John, -1795.Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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A catalogue of a curious collection of books: containing Ten Thousand Volumes, in all Branches of Learning, of the best Authors, In Divinity, History, the Greek and Roman Historians, Poets, Orators, &c. Poetry, Painting, Medicine, Surgery, Philosophy, Mathematicks, &c. in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish and English. The Books are in elegant Condition. Amongst which are the following, General Dictionary, 10 vol. Dict. de Bayle, 5 tom. Par. Dict. de Trevaux, 5 tom. Dict. de Moreri, 6 tom. H. Stephani Thesaur. cum Glossar. 5 tom. Char. min. Suidae Lexic. 3 tom. Ch. max. & min. Constantini Lexicon, Edit. opt. Doleti Comment. Ling. Lat. 2 tom. Plutarchi Opera, Gr. Lat. 2 t. Par. Plinii Harduini, 3 t. Ch. max. & min. Aristophanes Kissteri, Gr. & Lat. Lucian Bourdeletius - Polybius Casauboni - Zenoph. Leunelavii Dion. Halicarnassus, Hudsoni, 2 tom. Diod. Siculus Rhodomanni Gale's Herodotus-Paufanias Khunii Pindar, Gr. Lat. Ox. - Strabo 1707 Buckley's Thuanus, 7 tom. Septuaginta, Graece, Romae Com. Prayer of Edward VI. 1st Edit. Critici Sacri, 9 tom. Picart's Ovid, fine Cuts Works of Tillotson, 3 vol. - Barrow. 2 vol. - Jackson, 3 vol. - Bingham, 2 vol. - Prideaux, 2 vol. -Clarke, 4 vol. - Beveridge, 2 vol. &c. New System of Geography, 2 vol. Universal History, 8 vol. Moreton's Northamptonshire, large and small Paper, and several of the Counties. State Trials, 8 vol. Dugdale's Baronage, 2 vol. Spence's Polymetis, fine Cuts Salmon's Modern History, 3 vol. Giannone's Naples, 2 vol. Locke's Works, 3 vol. Hawkins's Scatutes, 6 vol. and 7 vol. of Acts Anstis's Regist. of the Garter, 2 vol. Cooper's Anarom and on the Muscles Blackwell's Herbal, 2 vol. coloured Wallis Opera omnia, 3 tom. Hooke's Micrographia. With many Hundreds more in Folio, Quarto and Octavo, equally good, which will be Sold (very cheap) the Prices printed in the Catalogue, on Monday the 15th of May 1749, and continue on Sale till all are sold, By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, In Round Court in the Strand, against York-Buildings. Catalogues to be had Gratis at the following Booksellers, viz. Mr. Strahan's, Cornhill; Mr. Osborne's, Pater-Noster-Row; Mr. Lewis's, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Mr. Brindley's, in New-Bond-Street, Mr. Jackson's, in St. James's street; Mr. Owen's, next the Devil Tavern, Fleet-Street; and at the Place of Sale: Where may be had the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1749]- Books
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For 1792. A catalogue, of a fine and useful collection of ancient and modern books, (lately purchased), in all languages and sciences, The whole forming an Assemblage, of more then Twenty Thousand Volumes, in Maps Books of Prints History Antiquities Voyages Travels Philosophy Arts and Sciences Mathematicks Natural History Gardening Husbandry Trade Poetry Miscellanies Divinity Latin French, Italian, &c. Which are now selling remarkably Cheap, By Shepperson and Reynolds, booksellers, No. 137, Oxford Street. Who give the utmost Value for Libraries or Parcels of Books, and Exchange Books on the most Liberal Plan. Catalogues to be had at the Place of Sale, and of the following Booksellers: - Mr. Sewell, Cornhill; Meffieurs Robinson, Pater-Noster Row; Mr. Brown, Corner of Essex-Street, Strand; Mr. Debrett, Piccadilly, London: Mess. Merrill, Cambridge; and Mess. Cook and Fletcher, Oxford.
Shepperson and Reynolds.Date: 1792]- Books
Medical anthropology in Europe : shaping the field / edited by Elisabeth Hsu, Caroline Potter.
Date: 2015- Books
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A catalogue of the library of the Rev. Mr. Christr. Twynihoe, late of Turnworth, near Blandford, Dorset; consisting of A large Collection of the Classics, and many valuable Books in the Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Critical Literature, History, Divinity, &c. &c. Which will be sold by auction, In the Town-Hall, in Blandford, On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 21st, 22d, and 23d of August; 1775. And on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 28th, 29th, and 30th of August. By William Sollers. The Sale to begin each Day precisely at 10 O'Clock. The Library may be viewed the Saturday preceding the first Day's Sale. - Catalogues may be had of Wm. Sollers, Bookseller, in Blandford; Mr. Easton, Salisbury; Mr. Goadey, and Mr. Cruttwell, Sherborne; Mr. Woolridge, Shafton; Mr. ..., Wimborn; Mr. Rule, at Poole; and at the Post-Office in Weymouth.
Sollers, William.Date: 1775]- Books
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A catalogue of the genuine and curious library; Of the late Reverend Mr. John Jackson, Master of Wigston's-Hospital in Leicester: consisting Of several Elegant, very Scarce, and Valuable Books, In Critical Literature, History, Divinity, &c. In Different Languages; Amongst which, are some of the Oldest and Extreme Scarce Editions of the Classicks: Also many Beautiful Copies of Books, Printed by Aldus Elzevir, Stephens, Colinaeus, and others, the best and most eminent Printers. Which will be Sold, by Order of the Executors, For Ready Money only. Commissions taken in from the Time of Delivering the Catalogues till the end of July, and will be executed in the Order they come to Hand: By John Gregory, Bookseller in Leicester. Catalogues to be had at the place of Sale, of Mr. Field, Bookseller in Paternoster-Row, and Mr. Blythe, Bookseller in Cornhill London. - The Books may be seen during the Month of June.
Gregory, John, -1789.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Books
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A catalogue of the library of Richard Wright, M. D. Fellow of the Royal Society, (deceased.) consisting of An Elegant and Extensive Collection of Books in every Branch of Learning; particularly, in History, Physic, Criticism, Divinity, and the Greek and Roman Classics, many of the scarcest Editions of the Old English Poets, Novels and Romances, also a most singular Assemblage of Theatrical Writers, including the rarest Productions of the English Drama: Which will be Sold by Auction, By T. and J. Egerton, Booksellers; at their room, in Scotland Yard, Opposite the Admiralty: On Monday, April 23d, 1787; And the Eleven following Days, (sunday excepted.) To be Viewed on Wednesday, April 18th, and to the Sale, which will begin each Day punctually at Twelve O'Clock. - Catalogues, Price 6d. may be had at the Place of Sale: also of Mr. Debrett, Piccadilly; Mr. Owen, Temple-Bar; Mr. Sewell, Cornhill; and Mess. Egerton, Whitehall,
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1787]- Books
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Essays on conservative medicine and kindred topics / by Austin Flint.
Flint, Austin, 1812-1886.Date: 1875