A new history of Ethiopia [[electronic resource] ] : Being 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
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Ludolf Hiob <1624-1704.>
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A new history of Ethiopia [[electronic resource] ] : Being 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
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford, for Samuel Smith bookseller, at the Prince's Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1682 |
| Descrizione fisica: | [8], 398 p., 8 leaves of plates, some folded : chart, geneal. tables |
| Soggetto geografico: | Ethiopia Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
| Ethiopia History Early works to 1800 | |
| Altri autori: |
J. P, Gent
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| Note generali: | A translation of: Historia Aethiopica. |
| Includes bibliographical references. | |
| Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library. | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | eebo-0021 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A new history of Ethiopia |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996396660703316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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