Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary: whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the four) belonging to several arts and sciences, to recreations, to professions both liberal and mechanick, &c. divided into fiftie two sections; with another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the said toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three, to take off the reproch which useth to be cast upon her, that she is but barren in this point, and those proverbs she hath are but flat and empty. Moreover, there are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the Brittish or old Cambrian sayed sawes and adages, which the author thought fit to annex hereunto, and make intelligible, for their great antiquity and weight: lastly, there are five centuries of new sayings, which, in tract of time, may serve for proverbs to posterity. By the labours, and lucubrations of James Howell, Esq;
by HOWELL, James
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London, Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Cornelius Bee, at the Kings Armes in Little Brittaine, 1660., 1660.. 1660 Folio. [8], 4, [310], 24, 10, [8], 28, [8], 24, [6], 32, [8], 40, [4], 10 p. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by William Faithorne. The typographic title page printed in red and black. A particular vocabulary, or Nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish and Paroimiographia [Greek transliterated]. proverbs, or, Old sayed sawes & adages each have part titles dated 1659. Bound in 19th century grained half morocco with marbled boards and endpapers. The spine ornately gilt between raised bands. A little rubbed on the edges and corners. Internally clean and tight. The verso of the front endpaper carries the small binder's stamp of Koelmer. Expertly rebacked with the original spine and label re-laid. Armorial book label of Hulton. On a blank preceding the half title is the florid signature of the French Romantic poet and novelist Alfred de Vigny dated 1862, the year before his death. In addition to his polyglot dictionary which is printed in three columns Howell gives word lists on many subjects including a library and an important collection of proverbs in the four language plus Welsh some years before Ray's collection appeared in print.
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- Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary: whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the four) belonging to several arts and sciences, to recreations, to professions both liberal and mechanick, &c. divided into fiftie two sections; with another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the said toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three, to take off the reproch which useth to be cast upon her, that she is but barren in this point, and those proverbs she hath are but flat and empty. Moreover, there are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the Brittish or old Cambrian sayed sawes and adages, which the author thought fit to annex hereunto, and make intelligible, for their great antiquity and weight: lastly, there are five centuries of new sayings, which, in tract of time, may serve for proverbs to posterity. By the labours, and lucubrations of James Howell, Esq;
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- London, Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Cornelius Bee, at the Kings Armes in Little Brittaine, 1660.
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