A pleasant and compendious history of the first inventers and instituters of the most famous arts, misteries, laws, customs and manners in the whole world· Together, with many other rarities and remarkable things rarely known, and never before made publick. To which is added, several curious inventions, peculierly [sic] attributed to England & English-men. The whole work alphabetically digested, and very helpful to the readers of history. Licensed October 29th 1685. R.L.S.
Vergil, Polydore,1470?-1555.
Harris, John,-1699?
London : Printed for John Harris, at the Harrow against the church in the Poultrey,
1686.
A translation of: De rerum inventoribus.
Preface signed: J.H., i.e. John Harris, the publisher.
At foot of title: Price bound one shilling.
Includes index.
Text continuous despite pagination.
Wing (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Microfilm.
Inventors
Inventions