Research Catalog

Title

Thesaurus of horror, or, the charnel-house explored!! : being an historical and philanthropical inquisition made for the quondam-blood of its inhabitants! by a contemplative descent into the untimely grave! : shewing, by a number of awful facts that have transpired as well as from philosophical inquiry, the re-animating power of fresh earth in cases of syncope, &c. and the extreme criminality of hasty funerals : with the surest methods of escaping the ineffable horrors of premature interment!! : the frightful mysteries of the Dark Ages laid open, which not only deluged the Roman Empire, but triumphed over all Christendom for a thousand years! : entombing the sciences, and subsequently reviving all the ignorance and superstition of Gothic barbarity! / by John Snart, philanthropos, author of The mathematical principles of mensuration, &c.

Author

Snart, John.

Publication

London : Printed for the author, and published by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ...; and sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton ...; and all booksellers in the United Kingdom, 1817.

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Additional Authors

• Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. pbl
• Darton, Harvey, and Darton. pbl

Description

175, [1] p.; 23 cm. (8vo)

Alternative Title

Charnel-house explored!!

Subjects

• Burial, Premature
• Death, Apparent

Note

• Under statement of responsibility, "philanthropos" is a transliteration from the Greek.
• "Marchant, printer, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch-Street [London]"--T.p. verso and p. [176].
• 1824 ed. has title: An historical inquiry concerning apparent death and premature interment.
• Signatures: [A]-K⁸.
• Publisher's advertisement: p. [176].
• Errata: p. 175.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Call Number

WAI (Snart, J. Thesaurus of horror)

OCLC

• 58902137
• NYPGR14849149-B

Author

Snart, John.

Title

Thesaurus of horror, or, the charnel-house explored!! : being an historical and philanthropical inquisition made for the quondam-blood of its inhabitants! by a contemplative descent into the untimely grave! : shewing, by a number of awful facts that have transpired as well as from philosophical inquiry, the re-animating power of fresh earth in cases of syncope, &c. and the extreme criminality of hasty funerals : with the surest methods of escaping the ineffable horrors of premature interment!! : the frightful mysteries of the Dark Ages laid open, which not only deluged the Roman Empire, but triumphed over all Christendom for a thousand years! : entombing the sciences, and subsequently reviving all the ignorance and superstition of Gothic barbarity! / by John Snart, philanthropos, author of The mathematical principles of mensuration, &c.

Imprint

London : Printed for the author, and published by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ...; and sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton ...; and all booksellers in the United Kingdom, 1817.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Local Note

Binding (Pforzheimer copy): Quarter vellum on original boards. Handwritten title on spine: "Snart on hasty interment."

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Added Author

Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. Publisher

Darton, Harvey, and Darton. Publisher

Research Call Number

WAI (Snart, J. Thesaurus of horror)

Pforz (Snart, J./Thesaurus) 1817