Author
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, Grabe, Johann E. (Johann Ernest)
Publication Date
1712
Publication Place
London -
London : Printed for Henry Clements
Type
Document
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Library
University of Washington
Record ID
cdi_jstor_oai_community_35015102
Library Location
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Date
1712
Notes
Full title: An Essay upon two Arabick Manuscripts of the Bodlejan Library, And that Ancient Book, call'd, the Doctrine of the Apostles, Which is said to be extant in them; Wherein Mr. Whiston's Mistakes about both are plainly prov'd By John Ernest Grabe, D. D. The Second Edition. 8vo. f. [1] (blank) pp. [8], x, 78. Signatures: A⁴, a⁴, B-L⁴. Press figures in gatherings A, C-E, and I-L. Perhaps printed by William Bowyer. In modern marbled boards. Manuscript bibliographical note on first blank. Manuscript notes on p. 78 upper margin: “CT”, “I:7a.” In English, with some Arabic. This work is part of a 1711-1712 dispute William Whiston (1667-1752) had with his fellow theologian Johann Ernest Grabe (1666-1711) (see Bib# 4102654-4102657/Fr# 86-89 in this collection) about the ‘Clementina’, or forgeries of near-eastern travels, and ‘Apostolic Constitutions’, attributed to Clemens Romanus, or pseudo-Clemens (Pope Clement I), which survive in his largely apocryphal Opera (1562, see Bib# 4102652/Fr# 84) and De constitutionibus apostolicis (first complete Latin edition, 1563 (Bib# 4102653/Fr# 85). Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record. Part of: Bibliotheca Fictiva -- Johns Hopkins Digital Collections
