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Ic3.4.23
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Title
Linguæ Latinæ liber dictionarius quadripartitus. A Latine dictionary, in four parts. I. An English-Latine. II. A Latine-classical. III. A Latine-proper. IV. A Latine-barbarous. Wherein the Latine and English are adjusted, with what care might be, both as to stock of words and properties of speech. Particularly, 1. In the English-Latine, more word and proprieties of our language, as now spoken, are set down, by several thousands, than in any other dictionary yet extant. 2. In the Latine-classick, the etymologies, significations, and phrases are fully and plainly, yet briefly, discoursed; together with the several kinds and constructions of the verbs; a thing hitherto not much regarded. 3. In the Latine-proper, the expressions of story, which were taken mostly out of Cooper, are much amended; and many useful things are now added, which were formally omitted; with two mapps, one of Italy, another of old Rome. 4. In the Latine-barbarous, those words which through mistake of writing have been corrupted from the Latine, or by ignorance or boldness of later authors have crept into the Latine, are exposed and expounded. And in all four parts, many things that were utterly impertinent and cumbersom to school-intuition and to the true uses of learning, are laid aside. Of all which several performances, together with considerable additions of new matter by way of appendage to the main work, a fuller account is given in the prefaces. Operâ & studio Adami Littleton, S.T.D. Capellani Palatini.
Varying form of title
Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Latine dictionary, in four parts
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed, for T. Basset at the George in Fleet-Street, J. Wright at the Crown on Ludgate-Hill, and R. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard., 1678.
Physical description
[1344] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. (4to)
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Some copies have an errata slip pasted to verso of leaf [superscrit pi]A4.
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Title page within double rule border.
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The plates consist of two etched maps, one with a letterpress key on the verso.
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"Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum ..." has separate title page, with imprint "Typis J.C[ottrel?]. impensis Johannis Wright, & Richardi Chiswel. MDCLXXVII."; register begins with quire Aaaaaa.
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Frontispiece illustration (pi1 verso) signed: "R. White sculp:".
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Signatures: pi² [superscript pi]A⁴ A-Cc⁴ Dd² Ee-Ll⁴, ²A-Iii⁴, ³Aaa-Ddddd⁴ *-**², ⁴A-X⁴, Aaaaaa-Ffffff⁴.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R40012
Citation/references note
Wing, L2563
Provenance
Eton College Library bookplate.
Binding
?17th century brown calf binding; re-backed with 20th century calf.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy imperfect: frontispiece wanting; leaves Hhh2 and Hhh3 damaged at top with some loss of text.
Copy-specific note
Price ms. inscription in pencil on front endpaper: "£50".
Copy-specific note
Ms. marginal notes; ms. notes on final leaf verso.
Subject
English language Dictionaries Early works to 1800. Latin
Subject
Latin language Dictionaries Early works to 1800. English
Added entry--name
Cottrel, James, fl. 1649 - 1670 printer.
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Chiswell, Richard publisher.
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Wright, John, ? - d. 1684 publisher.
Added entry--name
Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.
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White, Robert, 1645 - 1703 engraver.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B37783