German Dictionary

Ladvocat, Jean Baptiste Des Herrn Abts Ladvocat historisches Hand-Wörterbuch: worinnen von den Patriarchen, Kaysern, Königen, Fürsten, grossen Feldherren, heydnischen Gottheiten und andern Helden des Alterthums, Päbsten, Kirchenvätern, Bischöffen un The Abbot Ladvocat's Historical Hand Dictionary Portable historical dictionary containing the history of the patriarchs, the Hebrew princes, the emperors, the kings and the great captains

Author: Ladvocat, Jean-Baptiste (3 January 1709 – 29 December 1765) 8vo (5.125x8.375")1760. Ladvocat, Jean-Baptiste.Ulm. 5 compartments, heavy blind tooling on spine, 2 labels. Full brown calf, all edges rust. 4 of 4.

From Wiki: Jean-Baptiste Ladvocat (3 January 1709 – 29 December 1765) was a man of letters, Hebrew scholar and lexicographer famous for his Dictionnaire géographique (Paris, 1747) and Dictionnaire historique portatif, etc. (Paris, 1752), ancestors of the small, abbreviated dictionaries. The author composed it during the holidays, in the country, by way of relaxation, and with the sole purpose of giving the young people who often consulted him a fair idea of history and literature. He studied Latin, philosophy, and theology, then retired to the community of priests of Saint-Barthélémy. He was admitted to the Sorbonne College and was given the chair of theology. Appointed librarian, his mission was to explain Sacred Scripture according to the Hebrew text.

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