Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary, whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the fowr) belonging to several arts, and sciences, to recreations, to posession both liberal and mechanick, &c. Divided to fiftie two sections; vvith another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the sayed toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three, to take off the reproach 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, ther are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the British, 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;
https://datb.cerl.org/estc/R188257
H3086A
https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/3075179
Howell, James, 1594?-1666
Publication Information
London : printed by Thomas Leach, [1659]
London
Leach, Thomas, fl. 1658-1669
1659
Properties
English, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish
5
Book
2o
[650+] p.
Bibliographical Information
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Dictionaries, Polyglot--Early works to 1800, English language--Dictionaries--Polyglot--Early works to 1800, French language--Dictionaries--Polyglot--Early works to 1800, Italian language--Dictionaries--Polyglot--Early works to 1800, Language and languages--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800, Spanish language--Dictionaries--Polyglot--Early works to 1800
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