An historical and biographical dictionary
Subtitle: containing an account of the Hebrew patriarchs and princes, of emperors, kings, and great captains, of the gods and heroes of pagan antiquity, of the popes, holy fathers, celebrated bishops, and cardinals; also historians, poets, orators, divines, lawyers, physicians, &c., with their principal works, and the best editions of them; learned women, painters, &c.
By: Tr. from the French of Monsieur the Abbe Ladvocat ... By Catharine Collignon.
Contributors: Collignon, Catharine, 1755-1832, tr.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by J. Burges and to be had of the translator, and of W. Page
Published: 1799
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Subjects: Biography -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Second edition. First edition published 1792.