Lexicon Technicum: Or, an Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Explaining Not Only the Terms of Art, but the Arts Themselves. Vols I & II
by Harris, John
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London: Printed For Dan. Brown Et Al 1704 And 1710. Fine. Hardcover. First edition two volumes folio unpaginated. Volume 1 Engraved frontis of John Harris, seven engraved plates, two folding plates and numerous illustrations in text. Its professed advantage over French dictionaries of the arts and sciences was that it contained explanation not only of the terms used in the arts and sciences, but also of the arts and sciences themselves. Volume two unpaginated one engraved plate and six folding. A large part of the volume consists of mathematical and astronomical tables, since Harris intended his work to serve as a small mathematical library. He provided tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, and secants, a two-page list of books, and an index of the articles in both volumes under 26 headings, filling 50 pages. Both volumes have been beautifully bound in cambridge panelled calf. With plain endpapers. A superb set. .
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- Lexicon Technicum: Or, an Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Explaining Not Only the Terms of Art, but the Arts Themselves. Vols I & II
- Author
- Harris, John
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- London: Printed For Dan. Brown Et Al 1704 And 1710
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