(Philologie) - CALEPINO, Ambrogio.- Dictionarium octo linguarum [...]. Ultima editio. Parisiis, apud Guillelmum Chaudiere, 1599. In-f° : [2]-729 [i.e. 738] lvs (slightly browned, rare stains and tears, one repaired on title-page, marginal...
Estimation :
300 / 400
Description
dampstains, foxing, errors in foliotation). Contemporary binding : calf, ribbed spine, gilt edges, vellum guards (original binding covered up with brown cloth in 19th Cent., marks of the original supra libros on the boards, traces of mould on upper board, joints partly split and reinforced at two places, lacks of cloth, partly rubbed, edges and corners verry dulled, flyleaves lacking, re-used paper on the upper pastedown).
Polyglot dictionary in 8 languages (Latin, Hebrew, Greek, French, Italian, German, Spanish and English) and of which the princeps (Reggio, 1502) originally was drawn up by Calepino (1435-1511) in one single language (Latin). During the 16th Century, it was gradually extended with equivalents in other languages (18 editions between 1542 and 1592 by Aldi alone). Text in two columns with ornemental initial letters; title in red and black with printer's mark. # USTC 73989; # not in Adams, STC French, Machiels, Soltész. 1 Célèbre dictionnaire en 8 langues. Pleine toile de l'ép. (rel. originelle couverte de toile au 19e s., ex. lég. bruni, rouss., moisissures au plat sup., manques à la rel...).
Polyglot dictionary in 8 languages (Latin, Hebrew, Greek, French, Italian, German, Spanish and English) and of which the princeps (Reggio, 1502) originally was drawn up by Calepino (1435-1511) in one single language (Latin). During the 16th Century, it was gradually extended with equivalents in other languages (18 editions between 1542 and 1592 by Aldi alone). Text in two columns with ornemental initial letters; title in red and black with printer's mark. # USTC 73989; # not in Adams, STC French, Machiels, Soltész. 1 Célèbre dictionnaire en 8 langues. Pleine toile de l'ép. (rel. originelle couverte de toile au 19e s., ex. lég. bruni, rouss., moisissures au plat sup., manques à la rel...).
