Bibliotheca technologica: or, A philological library of literary arts and sciences. Viz. I. Theology; or the first principles of natural religion. II. Ethics, or morality; the doctrine of moral virtues. III. Christianity; or the substance of the Christian religion. IV. Judaism; or the religion and state of the Jews. V. Mahometanism; or the life, religion, and polity of Mahomet. VI. Gentilism; or the deities and religion of the heathen. Vii. Mythology; or an explanation of fabulous histories. Viii. Grammar and language, particularly of the English tongue. IX. Rhetoric and oratory; or the art of speaking eloquently. X. Logic; or the art of reasoning and persuasion. XI. Ontology; or the science of being abstractedly considered. XII. Poetry; or the art of making verses or poems. XIII. Criticism; or art of judging well of men and things. XIV. Geography; or a description of the world. XV. Chronology; or the doctrine of time. XVI. History; with the original of nations and kingdoms. XVII. Physiology; or science of natural philosophy. XVIII. Botany; or the doctrine of plants and vegetables. XIX. Anatomy; or a description of the parts of an human body. XX. Pharmacy; or the art of making medicines. XXI. Medicine; or the theory of physic and diseases. XXII. Polity and oeconomics; or the doctrine of society and government. XXIII. Jurisprudence; or the knowledge of law or right. XXIV. Heraldry; or art of blazoning coat-armour. XXV. Miscellanies: an account of the mathematical arts and sciences. By Benj. Martin, author of The philosophical grammar, &c.
Benjamin Martin (1705-1782)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3082236
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20], 651, [1] p. ; 8vo. Former shelfmark: 44.d.14. Running number: 7782. Provenance: manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf; sewn on three sewing supports; five raised bands; double gilt fillet and blind roll pattern border; blind roll pattern along board edges; double gilt fillet decoration on spine; gilt title on brown leather label on spine; red sprinkled textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Martin (1705-1782), author