Pansebeia or, A view of all religions in the vvorld: with the several church-governments, from the creation, till these times. Also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places: and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole. The fifth edition, enlarged and perfected by Alexander Ross. To which is annexed, The lives, actions, and ends of certain notorious hereticks. With their effigies in copper plate.

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  • Pansebeia or, A view of all religions in the vvorld: with the several church-governments, from the creation, till these times. Also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places: and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole. The fifth edition, enlarged and perfected by Alexander Ross. To which is annexed, The lives, actions, and ends of certain notorious hereticks. With their effigies in copper plate.
  • Pansebeia View of all religions in the world Lives, actions, and ends of certain notorious hereticks Apocalypsis: or, The revelation of certain notorious advancers of heresie Revelation of certain notorious advancers of heresie
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for John Williams, and sold by Ben. Billingsley at the Printing Press, and Tho. Cockeril at the Atlas in Cornhill, 1675.
Publication year
1675-1675
ESTC No.
R8363
Grub Street ID
128540
Description
[32], 544, [14], 78, [2] p. : ports. (metal cuts) ; 8⁰
Note
First word of title in Greek characters.

With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (A1v).

Part 2 (in earlier editions with title "Apocalypsis: or, The revelation of certain notorious advancers of heresie" and with separate dated title page, pagination, and new register) is here referred to on general title page as "The lives, actions, and ends of certain notorious hereticks". It begins new pagination on 3B1r. Page 1 is preceded by 3 contents leaves and a blank leaf (3a4), but no separate title page.

The first edition of "Apocalypsis" (London, 1655) was published as part 2 of the second edition of Ross's "Pansebeia" (Wing R1972). It was translated by John Davies from "Apocalypsis insignium aliquot haeresiarcharvm" (Lugduni-Batavorum, 1608), which in turn was from a Dutch original, "Growelen der vornemsten hooft-ketteren" (Leyden: H.L. van Haestens, 1607) attributed to Hendrick Lodevik van Haestens. Cf. D. Clément, Bibliothéque curieuse, t. 9.
Uncontrolled note
Starting with Wing R1975A (of which the edition catalogued here is a reissue), the t.p. for "Apocalypsis" and its accompanying dedication and author's preface appear to be deliberately omitted. In previous editions these pages are signed 3A? (3A1 being blank). Although there are 3 Wing numbers for the 5th edition (the first dated 1673 and the other two 1675), these editions are apparently imprint variants of one another, and quire 3A? is lacking in copies found for all three Wing numbers: at CSmH (Wing R1976), at IU (Wing R1975A), and at CLU-C (Wing R1976A). Therefore quire 3A? has been omitted in the above pagination statement until such time as a copy matching one of these Wing numbers is reported with 3A? present