Opis: A History of Greater Britain - Major John

Excerpt from A History of Greater Britain: As Well England as Scotland; Compiled From the Ancient Authorities<br><br>To the Volume which is now placed in the hands of the members of the Scottish History Society it falls to me to add a few words of preface at once as editor and translator.<br><br>On the suggestion of the book by the Council, Mr. neas Mackay kindly offered to contribute towards it a Biography, already written indeed for another purpose, but which as revised for this work has been so much enlarged as to become not only by far the most complete account of the Life of Major which we have, but also an estimate of his place in philosophical and theological literature such as is nowhere else to be found.<br><br>To Mr. Law we owe the Bibliographical Appendix, which has grown from the meagre and often erroneous catalogue in Freebairn's edition of the History into the ample though even now probably not exhaustive list to be found at the end of this volume. That Appendix has been supplemented by a Bibliography of Major's disciples, and to the same hand is due the collection, in the second Appendix, of those Prefaces and Dedications to Major's works, which from their subject-matter, from copious personal reference to himself, to the objects of his address, and to others of his friends and pupils, will be recongnised by the student of scholastic philosophy as possessing a real historical value. These Appendices in fact go far to render the present volume not merely a contribution to Scottish History, but an illustration of Scholastic method and teaching as these were exhibited in a great Scottish schoolman, now almost forgotten, but in his own day a man of outstanding influence. This collection of Prefaces may also serve to show the rich harvest which awaits the explorer of the field in literature; for the publication of the Prefaces alone in the works of his pupils, can hardly fail to throw light upon many other parts of history.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Nazwa: A History of Greater Britain As Well England as Scotland; Compiled From the Ancient Authorities (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Major John
Wydawnictwo: Inwestycje
Kod paskowy: 9781330247358
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 630
Format: 15.2x22.9cm

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