1682 – Introduction to All Histories – Prideaux | Rome, Alexander the Great

Matthias Prideaux’s Introduction to All Sorts of Histories is a fascinating mid-17th-century history book. It covers a wide variety of topics such as:

• Reign of Caligula
• Military campaigns of Alexander the Great
• Biblical history:
  • Daniel’s prophecies
  • King David
  • King Herod torturing of his wife
  • Writings of King Solomon
• ‘Dialogues’ of Gregory II
• Death of King Henry I
• Tertullian on Nero

This 1682 edition included supplemental material not included in the previous two editions including Prideaux’s Synopsis of Councels. In this section of the work, Prideaux covers the debates in various ecumenical synods, election of deacons, discussions on the Nicene Creed, as well as extensive attention paid to each of the Constantinople councils.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Easy and Compendious Inrtoduction for Reading All Sorts of Histories
• Author(s): Matthias Prideaux
• Contributor(s): John Prideaux (Synopsis of Councels)
• Publisher: Oxford, Printed for Leonard Lichfield
• Edition: 1682 edition
  • Spelling error it title expected of this edition
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  7.5 in x 6 in (19 cm x 15.2 cm)
• Collation: [8], 381 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Reign of Caligula
  • Alexander the Great’s campaigns
  • Prophecies of Daniel
  • Writings of Solomon
  • Dialogues of Gregory II
  • Death of King Henry I
  • Tertullian on Nero
  • Synopsis of Councels by John Prideaux

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather with visible edge wear and rubbing to corners; boards remain solid and joints intact. Pages show mild age toning but text remains clean and legible throughout.

Why Collect This?

• Includes rare theological work by John Prideaux
• Combines political and Bible history
• Appeals to collectors of early English historical texts

Item Number: # 29792