Shelfmark
Ic3.4.31
Author
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 proprieties of speech. Particularly, 1. In the English-latine, more words and properties of our language, ... than in any other dictionary yet extant. 2. In the Latine-classick, the etymologies, significations, and phrases are fully and plainly, yet briefly, discoursed; ... 3. In the Latine-proper, the expressions of story, which were taken mostly out of Cooper, are much amended; ... 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, ... Of all which several performances, together with considerable additions of new matter by way of appendage ... Operâ & studio Adami Littleton, S.T.D. Capellani Palatini.
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., 1684.
Physical description
[1340] p., [2] leaves of plates : front., maps., tables ; 25 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: pi² [superscript pi]A⁴ A-6Z⁴ 7A² 7A*⁴ chi² 7B-8D⁴.
Note
With frontis. (pi1v) engraved and signed: Bibliotheca Palatina ... R. White sculp:.
Formatted contents note
No display constant generated: 1. English-Latine--2. Latine-classical--3. Latine-proper--4. Latine-barbarous.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), L2564.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R24011
Provenance
Eton College Library bookplate.
Provenance
Ms. inscriptions on front endpaper: "Sho Stephenson William Ward ?Conrad Ward".
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "William Chilton Ejus Liber Anno Domini 1728".
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "?H. ?Chilton 1684".
Provenance
Ms. inscription "William Chillton" on front free endpaper verso and front flyleaf.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on title page verso: "John Williem"
Binding
17th century brown calf binding; blind tooled perimeter frame and inner frame with fleurons in each corner; five cord sewing supports; five raised bands; red stained edges.
Copy-specific note
Ms. four-line verse in English on front free endpaper.
Subject
English language Dictionaries Early works to 1800. Latin
Subject
Latin language Dictionaries Early works to 1800. English
Added entry--name
Bassett, Thomas bookseller.
Added entry--name
Wright, John, ? - d. 1684 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Chiswell, Richard bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
lat eng
Identifier
B37786