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1687 19 volumes Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique antique ILLUSTRATED 17 c.

1687 19 volumes Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique antique ILLUSTRATED 17 c.

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Jean Le Clerc (ed.)

 Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique...


19 volumes from a larger set of the famous periodical.


Amsterdam, chez
Abraham Wolfgang, Waesberghe, Boom et van Someren, 1687-1692, 1702

 (only volume IV is from second edition set and printed in 1702, slightly different color of the binding.  All other volumes are from 17th century)



With the exception of volume 4 set is uniformly bound with period leather covers

Size 3 by 5.5"

Very good condition, minor wear of bindings, clear interior.

Illustrated with 15 fold-out engravings and a large fold-out map.

The engravings are detached, but present.

Text in French

Edited by John LeClerc who was a Protestant theologian who became Professor of Philosophy and Hebrew at the College of the Arminians, Amsterdam.
During his career as an academician and editor, Leclerc published three journals, the Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique, the Bibliotheque Choisie, and the Bibliotheque Ancienne et Moderne.
Born in Geneva in 1675, LeClerc went to Amsterdam by 1683 and was named a professor at the College of the Arminians in 1683.
He initiated publication of the journals to facilitate the exchange of scholarship and ideas in the emergent years of the Age of Reason. LeClerc's three Bibliotheques included reviews of books, as well as the writings of some of the noteworthy scholars of the day,
John Locke being a notable example.


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The Bibliothèque Universelle et Historique gives a good overview of the publications published during the years of the journal in the arts and sciences. 
Focuses on many scientific or medical works.

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