Biblical

Pertaining to the Bible. Biblically, adv. In accordance with the Bible. Bib'licism, n. Biblical doctrine, learning, or literature. (R.) Biblicist, n. One skilled in Biblical knowledge. Bibliographer, n. [See BIBLIOGRAPHY.] One versed in bibliography. IMG:content-0615.png:[blocks in formation] Bibliography, ( bib - li -og'ra-fe,) n. [Fr.; from Gr. biblos , and graphō , to write, to describe.] A description, account, or history of books. The knowledge which is required to cla ify books, according to the various subjects on which they treat, has been termed intellectual B .; that of the internal peculiarities of books-the number of editions through which they have pa ed, the printer or publisher, their date as to time and place, their form and size, and their comparative completene , correctne , typographical beauty, and rarity material B. The first branch borders closely on the province of criticism; for the most valuable bibliographical works, being what are termed in French catalogues raisonnés, are those in which the books are accompanied with some remarks on the character of their contents. The second branch of B. has been of late years cultivated with all the ardor attached to a fashionable and somewhat eccentric pursuit. The lovers of rare editions and curious copies of works, from being, to borrow a French term, Bibliophiles , formed some years ago a peculiar sect entitled Bibliomaniacs , with whom the fancy for books had become a pa ion, like that of Dutch connoi eurs in tulips and pictures. Many works of novel and curious research in this department of literature have been produced to guide their taste. The following list contains a selection of works, which, from the critical matter which they contain, may be considered to belong to the history of literature, as well as of books and editions: - Lowndes's Bibliographer's Manwal of English Literature, giving an account of rare, curious, and useful books, new edition by Bohn; a valuable work (1868). Darling's Cyclopædia Bibliographic a , a library manual of theological and general literature and guide to books (London, 1857-8). A Critical Dio tionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, by S. A. All i bone (Phila., 1859-69, and a Supplement, 1891). Horne's Manual of Biblical Bibliography . Dibdin's Library Companion , 1824. Ebert's Allgemeines bibliographisches Lexikon , 2 vols. (Leipzig, 1821-30); (an English translation of this work has appeared in 4 vols. 8vo. (Oxford, 1837). Heinsius's Allgemeines Bücher-Lezi kon , with Supplements, 11 vols. (Leipzig, 1812-52). Ersch's Handbuch der Deutschen Literatur , 2d edition, 4 vols.; (Leipzig, 1822-40); (3d edition, by Gei ler, 1845). Vater's Literatur der Grammatiken Lexica, and Wörtersammlungen aller Sprachen der Erde , 2d edition (Berlin, 1847. Brunet's Manuel du Libraire et de l'Amateur des Loures , 5th edition, 6 vols. 8vo. (Paris, 1866). Querard's La France Littéraire , 10 vols. (Paris, 1827-42). De Bure's Bibliographie Instructive, ou, Traité de la Connoi ance des Livres rares et singuliers, con tenant un Catalogue raisonné de la plus grande partie de ces livres précieux qui ont paru succe ive ment dans la République des Lettres depuis l'invention de l'imprimerie , 7 vols. 8vo. (Paris, 1763-8.) M. Barbier's Dictionnaire des Anonymes et Pseu donymes , 4 vols. 1822-25.