Newly increased historical and geographic general lexicon

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The newly augmented historical and geographic general encyclopedia is a six-volume encyclopedia , published and printed by the Basler Verlag Brandmüller. The editor of the first edition, published in 1726 and 1727, was Jacob Christoph Iselin ; the two supplement volumes appeared in 1742 and 1744. The lexicon follows the tradition of the historical lexicon of Johann Franz Buddeus . "Dißmahlen completely overlooked again with diligence", it was "cleaned up" from a large number of errors in the older lexicons and, in particular, articles relating to Switzerland were "increased by a large number". The third edition was published in 1742 by Johannes Brandmüller the Elder Heir and printed by Johannes Christ, later “by Johannes Christ sel. Wittib”. The additions to the third edition were provided by the Basel theologian and historian Jakob Christoph Beck and the Basel pastor August Johann Buxtorf .

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The subtitle in the old spelling also summarizes the content of the lexicon,

"[...] In which the life, deeds and other merits of their patriarchs, prophets, apostles, fathers of the first churches, popes, cardinals, bishops, prelates, distinguished scholars and other ... famous men and artists, together with those so-called heretics; like no less of those kaysers, kings, chur and princes, counts, great lords, famous war heroes and ministers; The same detailed news from the most handsome counts, aristocrats and other ... families, from councils, monk and knight orders, Heydnian gods, also all kinds of important ... antiques, etc. etc. And finally the description of their kayserthumers, kingdoms, principalities, freyer estates , Landscapes, islands, cities, castles, monasteries, monasteries, castles, seas, lakes, rivers, and so on from now on. From all lexicis previously issued and dealing with the same material, also from other proven historical and geographic writings together… "

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Iselin, Jakob Christoph. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ a b Neu-Vermehrtes Historisch- und Geographisches Allgemeine Lexicon , Basel 1726, Part 2 (DJ), title page.
  3. ↑ In VD18 with reading of the x as r: "August Johann Burtorff". DNB 140737529 - August Johann Buxdorf. See Walter Dettwiler: Buxtorf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . See Wikipedia: Buxtorf