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William Robertson (1) (1721–1793)

Autor(a) de The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth

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Obras por William Robertson

The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth (1863) 81 exemplares
The history of America (1787) 45 exemplares
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of… (1759) 35 exemplares
An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India: and the progress of trade with… (1999) 22 exemplares
The progress of society in Europe; a historical outline from the subversion of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the (1972) 12 exemplares
Studies in the Acts of the Apostles (1901) 12 exemplares
The works of William Robertson ... : To which is prefixed, an account of his life and writings (1817) 7 exemplares
The History of Scotland (2009) 6 exemplares
The history of the discovery and settlement of America (1855) 5 exemplares
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V (volume three) (1895) 5 exemplares
The History of America, Volume 2 (1777) 4 exemplares
History of the Reign of Charles V: Volume II 4 exemplares
Phraseologia generalis; : continens, quaecunque sunt scitu necessaria, & praxi, usuique studiosorum philologicorum,… 3 exemplares
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth [Volume I of III] 3 exemplares
An attempt to explain the words reason, substance, person, creeds, orthodoxy, catholic-church, subscription, and index… 3 exemplares
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of… (1759) 3 exemplares
The history of America, books IX. and X. : Containing the history of Virginia, to the year 1688; and of New England, to… 3 exemplares
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of… (1759) 3 exemplares
Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire (1889) 2 exemplares
The history of ancient Greece from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province 2 exemplares
History of Piggoreet and Golden Lake (1998) 2 exemplares
The History of America, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) (1777) 2 exemplares
The History Of Scotland During The Reigns Of Queen Mary And Of King James Vi. [vol I Of 3 Only] (1791) 1 exemplar
L'Histoire Du Regne de L'Empereur Charles-Quint, Vol. 2: Precede D'Un Tableau Des Progres de la Societe En Europe,… (2017) 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson, D.D., A New Edition: In Twelve Volumes. Vol. XII History of India 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol. 4: With a View of the Progress of Society in Europe, From the… (2016) 1 exemplar
The first gate, or, The outward door to the holy tongue opened in English containing, I. the chief and necessary… 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol VI 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol IV, seventh edition 1 exemplar
The History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V, vol. I 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V Vols. 1-4 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson: History of Charles V, Vols. 3-4 1 exemplar
Geschiedenis van America, uit het Engelsch vertaald deel 2 1 exemplar
Geschiedenis van America ,uit het Engelsch vertaald deel 3 1 exemplar
Geschiedenis van America, uit het Engelsch vertaald deel 4 1 exemplar
L'histoire de l'Amérique 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol. 1 (2012) 1 exemplar
The works of William Robertson, D. D., with an account of his life and writings 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of The Emperor Charles V with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe, from the Subversion… 1 exemplar
Historyja odkrycia Ameryki przez Kolumba, wynalezienia i podbicia Meksyku przez Cortésa, podbicia Peru przez… (2013) 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe Volume 1 1 exemplar
A dictionary of Latin phrases comprehending a methodical digest of the various phrases from the best authors, which… 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson, D.D. (Incomplete Set, Volumes 9 of 12) 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol II 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol VIII 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol XI 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol X 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol V 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol IV 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol III 1 exemplar
Thesaurus Graecae linguae : in epitomen, sive Compendium redactus; et alphabetice, secundum Constantini methodum, et… 1 exemplar
Thesaurus linguæ sanctæ compendiose scil, contractus, plane tamen reseratus pleneque explicatus: sive. Concordantiale… 1 exemplar
Safer tehilim usafer eykhah sepher tehillim u-sepher echam : the Hebrew text of the Psalmes and Lamentations, but… 1 exemplar
Œuvres 1 exemplar
Komets leshon ha-koresh ve-ha-limudim Manipulus linguæ sanctæ & eruditorum : in quo, quasi, manipulatim, congregantur… 1 exemplar
Just Living (2005) 1 exemplar
Manipulus linguae sanctae & eruditorum; in quo, quasi, manipulatim, congregantur sequentia, I. Index generalis… 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol I 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of Charles V. Emperor of Germany. Abridged. With a View of the Progress of Society in Europe,… 1 exemplar
Geschiedenis van America , uit het Engelsch vertaald d eel 1 (2019) 1 exemplar
The Works of William Robertson DD in Eleven Volumes, Vol VII 1 exemplar
The History of the Reign of Charles V. Vol. IV. 1 exemplar
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Data de nascimento
1721-09-19
Data de falecimento
1793-06-11
Localização do túmulo
Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sexo
male
Ocupações
historian
Organizações
Church of Scotland
University of Edinburgh
Prémios e menções honrosas
FRSE
FSAScot

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The history of America. By William Robertson, D.D.… por William Robertson
JOHNSON. "Why, who are before him [Goldsmith]?" BOSWELL. "Hume,—Robertson, or the foppery of Dalrymple." BOSWELL. "Will you not admit the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration—such painting?" JOHNSON. "Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that painting are employed. It is not history, it is imagination. He who describes what he never saw, draws from fancy. Robertson paints minds as Sir Joshua paints faces in a history-piece: he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History it is not. --Life of Johnson

And elsewhere: "I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils: 'Read over your compositions, and where ever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.'"… (mais)
 
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The history of America por William Robertson
... as to Robertson, he never was in America, he relates nothing on his own knolege, he is a compiler only of the relations of others, and a mere translator of the opinions of Mons. de Buffon... (TJ to Chastellux, 7 June 1785)

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Membros
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ISBN
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