Father richard simon (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. London: J. Heptinsfall for Henry Fairhorne and John Kersey, 1685 192 pp. Richard Simon (1638-1712) was a French priest and Oratorian, who was an influential biblical critic and orientalist. Born in Dieppe, he received education at the Oratorian College and studied oriental languages and theology in Paris. In 1670, he was ordained as a priest. Influenced by Benedict Spinoza, he devoted his life to textual criticism of the Scriptures, publishing several major books. He had also written a study on the Eastern Churches which was translated into English and published under the title "The Critical History of the Religious and Customs of the Eastern Nations" in London in 1685. In this book, Simon devoted Chapters V and VI to "the Belief and Customs of the Georgians or Iberians, and of those of Colchis of Mangrelia" Note that 'Eastern Religions' in this context referrs to ther Eastern Christian churches of Southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Text is complete, tight, much toned. front board and title page detached. Leather cover boards show outlines where tape has been used to hold book together.Corners are rubbed with some loss of material. Spine is banded. Library bookplate (Wisconsin Consistory Library) on front pastedown. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4.5" x 7.5". Ex-Library.…

Condizione: Good. First. [Religious; Christian]. Father Richard Simon of the Oratory. A Critical History of the Text of the New Testament, part II. London (R. Taylor). 1689. Octavo. Page [1-2], 1-186, [187-194] with both front and back free end papers present. Rebound in calf in very good condition with age-appropriate wear to the pages and mild waving. Text in excellent condition and eminently readable. All pages present with "contents" at the end.…

Condizione: VG. Translation by N.S. Father Simon of the Oratory. Critical Enquiries Into the Various Editions of the Bible: Printed in Divers Places and at Several Times. Together with Animadversions upon a Small Treatise of Dr. Isaac Vossius; Concerning the Oracles of the Sibylls. London (Tho. Braddyll). 1684. 8to. pp. 1-41, 34-35, 44-104, , 137-162, 193, 164-206, 209, 208, 209-241, 238-239, 244-245, 234 [as 246 in University of MI copy with same catchword, "CHAP"], (2), 249-304, 205-207. Rebound with original boards in acid-free sheepskin, sculptured spine. Text in excellent condition and eminently readable. Pagination inferred to be printer error and similar to the University of Michigan copy. Very nice copy. …