LEADER 02310nam 2200373 n 450 001 996396660703316 005 20221108033558.0 035 $a(CKB)4330000000332546 035 $a(EEBO)2240866191 035 $a(UnM)9928074900971 035 $a(UnM)99829394 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000332546 100 $a19950605d1682 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 02$aA new history of Ethiopia$b[electronic resource] $eBeing a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously called the empire of Prester John. In four books. Wherein are contained I. An account of the nature, quality and condition of the country, and inhabitants; their mountains, metals and minerals; their rivers, (particularly of the source of the Nile and Niger;) their birds, beasts, amphibious animals, (as the river horse and crocodile;) serpents, &c. II. Their political government; the genealogy and succession of their Kings; a description of their court, and camp; their power and military discipline; their courts of justice, &c. III. Their ecclesiastical affairs; their conversion to the Christian religion, and the propagation thereof, their sacred writings, their sacraments, rites, ceremonies, and church discipline; the decrease of the romish religion, their contentions with the Jesuits, their separation from the Greek Church, &c. IV. Their private oeconomy, their books and learning; their co 210 $aLondon $cprinted by A. Godbid and J. Playford, for Samuel Smith bookseller, at the Prince's Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard$d1682 215 $a[8], 398 p., 8 leaves of plates, some folded $cchart, geneal. tables 300 $aA translation of: Historia Aethiopica. 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 300 $aReproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library. 330 $aeebo-0021 607 $aEthiopia$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800 607 $aEthiopia$xHistory$vEarly works to 1800 700 $aLudolf$b Hiob$f1624-1704.$0185475 701 $aJ. P$cGent.$01012259 801 0$bCu-RivES 801 1$bCu-RivES 801 2$bCStRLIN 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996396660703316 996 $aA new history of Ethiopia$92349395 997 $aUNISA