Illustrations of Biblical Literature: Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, from the Earliest Period to the Present Century : Including Biographical Notices of Translators, and Other Eminent Biblical Scholars, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821 - Bible |
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... Romans , were so called from being written or ( 21 ) Michaelis ' Commentaries on the Laws of Moses , translated by Alex . Smith , D. D. I. pp . 556–558 . Lond . 1814. 8vo . engraved on twelve slabs , or tablets of brass , € 3 BIBLICAL ...
... Romans , were so called from being written or ( 21 ) Michaelis ' Commentaries on the Laws of Moses , translated by Alex . Smith , D. D. I. pp . 556–558 . Lond . 1814. 8vo . engraved on twelve slabs , or tablets of brass , € 3 BIBLICAL ...
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... Romans denominated Pugillares . Smaller tablets were also fre- quently in use , made of wood cut into thin slices , and finely planed and polished . " In the year 485 , during the reign of the Emperor Zeno , the remains of St. Barnabas ...
... Romans denominated Pugillares . Smaller tablets were also fre- quently in use , made of wood cut into thin slices , and finely planed and polished . " In the year 485 , during the reign of the Emperor Zeno , the remains of St. Barnabas ...
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... Romans , the edicts of the Senate were directed to be written on tablets of Ivory , thence de- nominated Libri Elephantini . And Pliny ( Lib . viii . ch . iii . ) says , that from want of the teeth of the Elephant , which are alone of ...
... Romans , the edicts of the Senate were directed to be written on tablets of Ivory , thence de- nominated Libri Elephantini . And Pliny ( Lib . viii . ch . iii . ) says , that from want of the teeth of the Elephant , which are alone of ...
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... Guar- dianship . The parties contending are either Goths , or as ( 32 ) Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature , I. pp . 54—57 . Lend . 1807. 8vo . is more likely , Lombards ; the judges are Romans BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA . 37.
... Guar- dianship . The parties contending are either Goths , or as ( 32 ) Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature , I. pp . 54—57 . Lend . 1807. 8vo . is more likely , Lombards ; the judges are Romans BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA . 37.
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... Romans . It is remarkable , that the date was originally inserted in it ; but has been defaced by a mouse gnawing it , as it lay rolled up : it is , however , one of the first charters in which the Christian computation has been used.5 ...
... Romans . It is remarkable , that the date was originally inserted in it ; but has been defaced by a mouse gnawing it , as it lay rolled up : it is , however , one of the first charters in which the Christian computation has been used.5 ...
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