Click for full-size.
F. Ambrosii Calepini Bergomensis ord. eremit. s. Augustini dictionarium septem linguarum ... additamenta quoque Pauli Manutii suo quæque loco inserta ... vocabolariumque italicolatinum maximopere est amplificatum
by Calepinus, Ambrosius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Venetiis: typis Stephani Curtij, 1689. Folio, 2 parts in 1, pp. [6], 988; 156; lacking the advertisement leaf [*4]; first title page printed in red and black, both with printer's woodcut device, text in both double and triple column, woodcut initials and ornaments; later maroon calf-backed marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration on spine; title page backed, with paper repairs in the fore-margin and corners (barely touching any letterpress), paper repair in the lower corners of the first 15 leaves, last 4 leaves with neat repair in the fore-margins (again not touching any letterpress); all else good and sound. This famous and durable polyglot dictionary was first published as a Latin lexicon in Reggio in 1502, and was gradually augmented by a series of editors to include up to ten languages, including English. "During the whole period of the Renaissance scarcely an important dictionary was published which did not reflect directly or indirectly the influence of Calepine" (Starnes). Labarre 198.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44345
- Title
- F. Ambrosii Calepini Bergomensis ord. eremit. s. Augustini dictionarium septem linguarum ... additamenta quoque Pauli Manutii suo quæque loco inserta ... vocabolariumque italicolatinum maximopere est amplificatum
- Author
- Calepinus, Ambrosius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- typis Stephani Curtij
- Place of Publication
- Venetiis
- Date Published
- 1689
- Keywords
- Polyglots , , ,
Terms of Sale
Rulon-Miller Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Rulon-Miller Books
Biblio member since 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota
About Rulon-Miller Books
Rare, Fine and Interesting Books in Many Fields from the 15th to the 21st Centuries
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
This Book’s Categories
Cleaning and repairing leather books
Wondering how to take care of the leather books in your collection? Renowned book care expert Bern Marcowitz explains how and when to clean and repair leather books.
Collecting the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
