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keen added to it. It contains 3,647 articles, furmthed by 

 380 bookfellers. The number of romances is 271, of thea- 

 trical pieces 81, and muiic 95, forms 4-47 articles. 



The academy of painting and fculpture at Madrid, are Publication of 

 about to publifti a compleat coile&ion of the Arabic antiqui-ti^ofspahir* 

 quities of the kingdoms of Grenada and Cordova. In this 

 work will be found not only views and plans of the monu- 

 ments, and other remarkable matters of thefe countries, but 

 alfo an explanation of all the infcriptions, cyphers and hiero- 

 glyphics. 



THERE is foon to be publifhed at Lifbon, a Diaionary f Diaionar y° f 

 the Angola or Bunda language, with the explanation of al}g Uage> f erv ice- 

 the words in Portuguefe. There has never before been a abl etothofe 

 diaionary of this language. This will be publifhed for the jjg ^J^ 

 life of thofe Portuguefe who have buiinefs to tranfaa with the 

 eftablimments which their country pofleffes on the coaft of 

 Africa. No language is fpoken there to fo great an extent 

 as tikis. 



THE celebrated fculptor M. Canova, is engaged in erecl> Maufoleaimf 

 ing at Vienna, the fplendid Maufoleum of the Arch-dutchefs^ 1 '^^ 

 Chriftina, an immenfe compofition of eight marble figures, 

 larger than life ; the models and execution of which have 

 been long admired at Rome, where they were formed. 

 M. Canova before his departure from Rome exhibited a and his Thefcus 

 coloflal group, reprefentingThefeus combating with a Centaur. an entaur * 

 This group is to be executed in marble for the city of Milan. 

 The artifts and connoifleurs of Rome feem to efteem this work 

 fuperior to every other which has been executed by this 

 ingenious and indefatigable artift. 



THE Magiftracy of Augfburg have had the honour of piracy of books 

 being the firft government of fouth Germany, which have pumped at 

 taken decifive meafures againfl the fhameful traffic of book- Au ^ Urg * 

 piracy. It has- conflfcated the entire edition, confiding of 

 500 impreffions, of the work of Goener, on the political 



rights 



