| Description |
1 online resource (409 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Conventions and abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The classical heritage I: Philology and lexicography; Chapter 3 The classical heritage II: Henri estienne and his world; Chapter 4 Vernacular heritages I: Germany and the Netherlands 1500-1618; Chapter 5 Vernacular heritages II: England to circa 1650; Chapter 6 Vernacular heritages III: England and Scandinavia, circa 1650-1675; Chapter 7 Post-classical heritages: Du cange and his world; Chapter 8 Shared heritages: Polyglot and universal dictionaries |
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ConclusionAfterword; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
A lively history of early modern dictionaries and their makers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-374) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lexicography -- Europe -- History
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Lexicography
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511393761 |
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0511393768 |
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1281370835 |
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9781281370839 |
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9780511392474 |
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0511392478 |
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