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ALSTED , Johann Heinrich (ALSTEDIUS, Johannes-Henricus -1588-1638):
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Triumphus Bibliorum sacrorum; seu, Encyclopaedia biblica exhibens triumphum philosophiae, iurisprudentiae, & medicinae sacrae, item ; sacrosanctae theologiae, quatenus illarum fundamenta
Francofurti (Frankfurt), apud Bartholomaeum Schmidt, 1625, in-8vo, 6 leaves, title with printer's device + 2 blanc leaves + 622 p., waterstained ( especially in the beginning) & browned throughout, repair of small lacking piece of paper at bottom of leaf 3 & page 6, 11, and 14, with loss of a few lines of text, contemporary overlapping vellum binding, restes of ties.
» The much needed and most welcome First Dictionary of the Bible «“The first successful attempt to compile a dictionary of the Bible was made by the polyhistor and Protestant theologian Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588-1638), who wrote a universal encyclopedia and a "Triumphus Bibliorum Sacrorum seu Encyclopædia Biblica," Frankfort, 1625”. See http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=339&letter=DBalge, The bible through the ages: “Jerome’s contemporary, Augustine, expressed appreciation for this work, but asked for a work "which would carefully classify and accord individual treatment to the geographical localities, the flora and fauna, and the stones and unknown metals of Scripture....". He was asking for a Bible dictionary. We do not know how soon good maps were available for a biblical atlas, but we do know that Augustine’s plea for a Bible dictionary was not answered for 1200 years. In 1625 Johann Heinrich Alsted published his «Triumphus Bibliorum Sacrorum seu Encyclopaedia Biblica»”.Alsted, reformation theologician, was a prolific writer, and his Encyclopaedia , the most considerable of the earlier works of that class, was long held in high estimation. Alsted is considered as the main representative of reformation scholastics. His pedagogical ideas influenced Amos Comenius who was his pupil 1611-1613. Alsted believed that the Holy Scriptures were the source of all morality and even of the science of medicine. L.Th.K. I/293-294.
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Compendium philosophicum, exhibens methodum, definitiones, canones, distinctiones & quaestiones per universam philosophiam.
Herbornae Nassoviorum (Herborn), Corvinus & Muderspach, 1626. 8vo. In contemporary vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Boards with double ruled fillets. Wear and soiling to extremities. Vellum loosened from wooden boards in outer margin. Genealogical tree with scientific disciplines in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Previous owner's names to title-page and underlignings in text thoughout in contemporary hand, otherwise internally nice and clean. 1776 pp. + 1 folded plate and numerous engraving in text.
First edition of Alsted’s popular ""Compendium philosophicum"" widely used as a textbook in European universities during the 17th century covering various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and logic. Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588–1638) was a German-born Calvinist theologian, philosopher, and educator. He is best known for his works on theology, philosophy, and encyclopedic knowledge. Alsted was born in Hesse, Germany, and studied at several universities across Europe, including Marburg, Herborn and Heidelberg. He was deeply influenced by the Protestant Reformation and the scholastic traditions. “The majority of Alsted’s writings were on theology, and in them he displayed the same logical and encyclopedic approach found in the philosophical writings. Throughout the areas of Calvinist influence, form Transylvania to New England, Alsted’s systematic treatises on educational theory, theology, and philosophy exerted great influence in the universities during most of the seventeenth century. His writings covered the whole spectrum of natural philosophy: commentaries on the cabala, the Ars magna of Lull, mnemonics, traditional and Ramist logic, physics, mathematics, and astronomy.” (DSB).
