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, divided to fiftie two sections; with another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the sayed toungs / By the labours, and lucubrations of James Howell.

  • Howell, James, 1594?-1666.
Date:
[1660]
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Publication/Creation

London : Printed by T. Leach, [1660]

Physical description

814 unnumbered pages : engr. frontispiece & portrait ; (folio)

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References note

Wing H3089 and 3098
ESTC R221326
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), H3089
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), H3098

Notes

Various paging
Title also in French, Italian and Spanish
"A particular vocabvlary or nomenclature" and "Proverbs" ... have special title-pages dated 1659
Copy 1 Note: This issue has same plate bound as front., port. of Howell (see DNB xxviii. 114), main t.p. in black only, undated, with additional motto 'Ut sono nola, etc. and 2nd t.p. in French, Italian and Spanish. Separate part t.ps., as above. No half-title or ded. epistle.

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