Dictionnaire général de biographie et d'histoire, de mythologie, de géographie ancienne et moderne comparée, des antiquités et des institutions grecques, romaines, françaises et étrangères (General dictionary of biography and history, mythology, ancient modern and comparative geography; 2 Volumes complete edition)
Inbunden bok. Delagrave. 1866. 2996 sidor.
Gott skick.
Language: French. Size: 28x20cm. Weight: ca 5,5kg.
Includes:
Biography: The lives of men famous for their actions, their virtues, their writings, their talents, or famous for their crimes;
History: The compendium of the history of all peoples; the chronology of illustrious dynasties and families,
the relationship of wars, battles, treaties, religious or political revolutions, etc.
Mythology: The exposition of the religions of antiquity, and of ancient or modern cults, with rites, festivals, mysteries, sacred books, etc.
Geography: The description of the top places of the Globe useful to know for universal history,the political, industrial, and commercial importance; empires, kingdoms, provinces, cities, etc., and their population; the study of the most famous monuments;
the concordance of ancient and modern names, etc.
Antiques and Institutions: The table of the uses and customs of all peoples, their constitutions, governments, public ceremonies;
their religious, civil, political, military, literary establishments, etc.
monastic and chivalric orders; religious and philosophical sects; the nomenclature and the history of the loads,
jobs, religious, political, civil, military dignities, etc.
