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The diverting history of the Count de Gabalis [electronic resource] : containing, I. An account of t...

The diverting history of the Count de Gabalis [electronic resource] : containing, I. An account of t...

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The diverting history of the Count de Gabalis [electronic resource] : containing, I. An account of the Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits, viz. sylphs, salamanders, gnomes, and dœmons; shewing their various Influence upon Human Bodies. II. The Nature and Advantages of Studying the Occult Sciences. III. The Carnal Knowledge of Women to be renounc'd. IV. Adam's Fall not occasion'd by eating the Apple, but by his carnal Knowledge of Eve. V. The Rise, Progress, and Decay of Oracles. VI. A Parallel between Ancient and Modern Priestcraft. To which is prefix'd, Monsieur Bayle's account of this work, and of the Sect of the Rosicrucians.

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The diverting history of the Count de Gabalis [electronic resource] : containing, I. An account of the Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits, viz. sylphs, salamanders, gnomes, and dœmons; shewing their various Influence upon Human Bodies. II. The Nature and Advantages of Studying the Occult Sciences. III. The Carnal Knowledge of Women to be renounc'd. IV. Adam's Fall not occasion'd by eating the Apple, but by his carnal Knowledge of Eve. V. The Rise, Progress, and Decay of Oracles. VI. A Parallel between Ancient and Modern Priestcraft. To which is prefix'd, Monsieur Bayle's account of this work, and of the Sect of the Rosicrucians.

Publisher

London : printed for B. Lintott, at the Cross-Keys, and E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible, in Fleet-Street, 1714.

Uniform title

Comte de Gabalis. English.

Date

1714.

Record Identifier

74VvLzv0rzyM

MMS ID

991010669339702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[10],88,[2]p. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for B. Lintott, at the Cross-Keys, and E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible, in Fleet-Street, 1714.

Edition

The second edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1714.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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The diverting history of the Count de Gabalis [electronic resource] : containing, I. An account of the Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits, viz. sylphs, salamanders, gnomes, and dœmons; shewing their various Influence upon Human Bodies. II. The Nature and Advantages of Studying the Occult Sciences. III. The Carnal Knowledge of Women to be renounc'd. IV...

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General note

Anonymous. By Nicolas de Montfaucon de Villars.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvLzv0rzyM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvLzv0rzyM

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MMS ID

991010669339702626