Shelfmark
An.4.12
Author
Uniform title
[Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus. English]
Title
Wotton's short view of George Hickes's grammatico-critical and archeological treasure of the ancient northern-languages, with some notes ... and an appendix to the notes ... translated into English from the Latin original, by Maurice Shelton ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for the author, and sold by D. Browne, 1735.
Physical description
[20], 136; 5, [3]p : ill. ; 4to.
Note
Previously Cf.5.8.
Note
Main body of text a translation (Latin-English) of "Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus".
Note
Second title-page (after prelims.) has date 1708, the date of the Latin original.
Citation/references note
ESTC T83069
Provenance
Label recording bequest to Eton by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Provenance
Ms. dedication reading "for Mr. Mann but I don't oblige him to read it. He may burn it if he had rather" (by Maurice Shelton?).
Binding
18th century gold-tooled mottled calf.
Subject
English language Old English, ca. 450-1100 Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Shelton, Maurice translator.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng ang
Identifier
B9825