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[Académie des sciences et des arts: contenant les vies, & les éloges historiques des hommes illustres, qui ont excellé en ces professions depuis environ quatre sic̄les parmy diverses nations de l'Europe: avec leurs pourtraits tirez sur des originaux au naturel, et plusieurs inscriptions funèbres, exactement recueïllies de leurs tombeaux

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Europe, Portraits

[Plutarchus der fürtrefflichste grichische Historien-schreiber: von den herrlichsten, löblichsten, namhafftsten Historien, Leben, Handlungen und ritterlichen Thaten der männlichsten Helden und herrlichsten Männer

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Greece, Rome

Actes des martyrs deduits en sept livres: depuis le temps de Wiclef & de Hus, jusques à present, contenans un recueil de vraye histoire ecclesiastique ...

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Christianity, Church history, Persecution

Amyntor; or, A defence of Milton's life. Containing, I. A general apology for all writings of that kind. II. A catalogue of books attributed in the primitive times to Jesus Christ, his Apostles and other eminent persons ... III. A complete history of the book entitul'd Icon basilike, proving Dr. Gauden, and not King Charles the First, to be the author of it

Tags: 1600-1699, Bible, Biography, Canon, Canon law, Eikon basilike, Life of John Milton, Milton John, New Testament, Toland John

An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal: with an historical view of the stage during his own time

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Cibber Colley, Criticism Interpretation etc., Dramatists English, English drama, Great Britain, History, History and criticism, Theater

An inquiry into the share, which King Charles I. had in the transactions of the Earl of Glamorgan: afterwards Marquis of Worcester, for bringing over a body of Irish rebels to assist that King, in the years 1645 and 1646: in which Mr. Carte's imperfect account of that affair, and his use of the MS. Memoirs of the Pope's nuncio Rinuccini, are impartially considered: the whole drawn up from the best authorities printed and manuscript

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Carte Thomas, Charles I 1625-1649, Civil War, Civil War 1642-1649, Great Britain, History, Worcester Edward Somerset

Antiquitates Christianae, or, The history of the life and death of the Holy Jesus: as also the lives, acts and martyrdoms of his apostles: in two parts, the first part, containing the life of Christ

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Jesus Christ

Antiquitates patrum et ecclesiasticae: oder, Leben, Wandel, Lehr, Todt und Marter der Apostolischen Väter, welche zur Zeit der Aposteln oder gleich darnach gelebt haben, wie auch der der vornemsten Väter in den vier ersten Jahr-Hunderten: nebst einer Einleitung von dem Frotgang der Christlichen Religion ... von dem Zustand des Heydenthums unter den ersten Christlichen Käysern

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Church Fathers

B. Platinae Cremonensis De vita & moribus summorum pontificum historia: cui aliorum omniu[m], qui post Platinam vixerunt ad haec usque tempora, pontificum res gestae sunt additae, nunquam antehac in vulgus datae ; cum indice rerum ac pontificum. Eiusdem De salso & vero bono dialogi tres ... ; Panegyricus in Bessarionem doctiss patriarcham Constantin. ; Oratio ad Paulum II. Pont. Max

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Germany, Popes, Woodcuts

Certain most godly, fruitful and comfortable letters of such true saintes and holy martyrs of God: as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyves for the defence of Christes Holy Gospel: written in the tyme of theyr affliction and cruell imprysonment

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Church of England, English letters, English literature

Christophori SaxI Onomasticon literarium, sive, Nomenclator historico-criticus praestantissimorum omnis aetatis, populi, artiumq[ue] formulae scriptorum: item monumentorum maxime illustrium, ab orbe condito vsque ad saeculi, quod vivimus, tempora digestus, et verisimilibus, quantum fieri potuit, annorum notis accommodatus

Tags: 1700-1799, Armorial bindings, Bibliography, Biography

Cornelius Nepos De uiris illustribus. Cui accessit Ioannis Boccatij uice commentarij, Rom[anae] historiae locupletissimus index ... Item de ortu & authoritate sacri Ro[mani] imperij liber I Aeneae Syluij Piccolominei Senensis ... Huic adhaeret Pomponij Laeti libellus de Rom[anorum] legibus

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, History, Roman law, Rome

De casibus virorum illustrium

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography

De Philippi Melanchthonis ortu, totius vitae curriculo & morte: implicata rerum memorabilium temporis illius hominumq[ue] ... narratio diligens et accurata

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Melanchthon Philipp, Reformation

De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis liber unus: cum adiunctis indicibus vndecim & breui chronologia ab orbe condito vsque ad annum MDCXII

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Christian literature, Christianity, Literature, Middle Ages

Della origine, et de' fatti delle famiglie illvstri d'Italia: libro primo

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Genealogies, History, Italy

Delle cose notabili della città di Venetia, libri II. Di nuovo aggiuntavi la dichiaratione di tutte l'historie, che si contengono ne i quadri posti nuouamente nelle sale dello Scrutinio, e del gran Consiglio del Palazzo Ducale della Serenissima Republica di Venetia : nella quale si ha piena intelligenza delle più segnalate Vittorie : conseguite di varie nationi del mondo da i Venetiani fatta da Girolamo Bardi Fiorentino.

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Description and Travel, Italy, Painting, Venice Italy

Epiphanii Episcopi Cypri De prophetarum uita & interitu co[m]mentarius Graecus unà cum interpretatione è regione Latina, Albano Torino interprete. Sophronii Graece & Hieronymi Latine Libellus de uita euangelistarum / cum scholiis Eras. Rot. Parabolae & miracula quae à singulis evangelistis narra[n]tur / Grȩcis uersibus à Gregorio Nazianzeno conscripta ; addita interpretatione Latina. D. Hieronymi Scriptorum ecclesiasticorum uitae / per Sophronium è Latina lingua in Graecam translatae ; et scholijs per Eras. Rot. illustratae. Gennadii Illustrium uirorum catalogus, ob historiae cognitionem lectu non indignus.

Tags: 1500-1599, Bible, Biography, Church Fathers, Erasmus Desiderius

Eunapius Sardianus, De vitis philosophorum et sophistarum : nunc primum Græcè & Latinè editus

Tags: Ancient, Biography, Philosophers

Flavii Philostrati De vitis sophistarum libri duo

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Greek, Philosophers, Philosophy, Sophists (Greek philosophy)

Historia et concordia euangelica: quidquid in alijs hactenus editis ad digerendos Euangelistas aptius videbatur, ita complectens: vt quàmplurimis in locis recèns contexta & instaurata, articulis & versiculis distincta, nouis annotationibus, cartâ etiam geographicâ, & octo locupletissimis indicibus instructa, nunc in lucem prodeat

Tags: 1600-1699, Bible, Biography, Jesus Christ

Historical collections of the noble families of Cavendishe, Holles, Vere, Harley, and Ogle: with the lives of the most remarkable persons: The lives of the earls of Oxford, concluding with Aubrey de Vere, the twentieth, and last earl: Also the lives of those famous generals, Horace, lord Vere of Tillbury, and Sir Francis Vere, his brother: Containing curious private memoirs: And prints of the principal persons, engraved by Mr. George Vertue, from original pictures

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Cavendish family, Harley family, Holles family, Ogle family, Vere family

Iani Nicii Erythraei Pinacotheca imaginum illustrium, doctrinae vel ingenii laude, virorum: qui, auctore superstite, diem suum obierunt

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography

Il Platina Delle uite et fatti di tutti i sommi pontefici Romani: cominciando da Christo infino a Sisto Quarto: con la giunta di tutti gli altri pontefici, infino a Paulo Terzo pontefice massimo

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Popes

In hoc volumine hec continentur: Platyne De vitis maxi[morum] ponti[ficorum] historia periocunda ... Raphaellis Volaterrani Historia de vita quattuor maxi[morum] ponti[ficorum] nuper edita ... Platyne De falso [et] vero bono dialogus ... ; Platyne Contra amores dialogus ... ; Platyne De vera nobilitate dialogus ... ; Platyne De optimo ciue dialogus ... ; Platyne Panegyricus in laudem ... Cardinalis Niceni ... ; Diuersorum academicorum panegyrici in Platyne parentalia

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, History, Papacy, Popes

Indice degl'uomini illustri

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, encyclopedias and dictionaries, Italian, Literature

Ioannis Baptistae Egnatii ...: de exemplis illustrium virorum Venetae ciuitatis atque aliarum gentium: cum indice rervm notabilivm

Tags: 1500-1599, Biography, Italy

Iohan. VVolfij I.C. Lectionum memorabilium et reconditarum centenarij XVI: habet hic lector doctorum Ecclesiae, vatum, politicorum, philosophorum, historicorum, aliorumq[ue] sapientium & eruditorum pia, grauia, mira, arcana & stupenda, iucunda simul & vtilia, dicta, scripta, atq[ue] facta

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Christianity, Church history, World history

Isaaci Casauboni De rebus sacris & ecclesiasticis, exercitationes XVI: ad Cardinalis Baronii prolegomena in Annales et primam eorum partem, de D.N. Iesu Christi Natiuitate, Vita, Passione, Assumptione: cum prolegomenis auctoris, in quibus de Baronianis Annalibus candidè disputatur

Tags: 1600-1699, Annals, Baronio Cesare, Biography, Casaubon Isaac, Christian literature, Christianity, Church history, Jesus Christ

Le theatre du mal'heur: sur qui la fortune represente les diuers accidens tragiques des hommes & dames illustres, plus signalees de l'vniuers, depuis la creation du monde jusques à present

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Violent deaths

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