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The Guide into the tongues : [pages 445-446]
The guide into the tongues: with their agreement and consent one with another, as also their etymologies, that is, the reasons and deriuations of all or the most part of wordes, in these eleuen languages, viz. I. English. 2. British or Welsh. 3. Low Dutch. 4. High Dutch. 5. French. 6. Italian. 7. Spanish. 8. Portuguez. 9. Latine. 10. Greeke. 11. Hebrew &c. : which are so laid together (for the helpe of memory) that anyone with ease and facilitie, may not only remember 4. 5. or more of these languages so laid together, but also by their etymologies vnder the name know the nature, propertie, condition, effect, matter, forme, fashion or end of things there-vnder contayned, differing from all other dictionaries ever heretofore set forth : also the exposition of the termes of the lawes of this land ... : a worke for all louers of any kinde of learning ... /
Minsheu, John (Author)
Browne, John, active 1612-1628 (Bookseller)
1617
Waterson, Simon, active 1584-1634, inscriber.
Stansby, William, active 1597-1638, printer.
Bradwood, Melchisidec, -1618, printer.
Information about this leaf: The leaf is taken from the section of the book which sees the end of words starting with "shi" and the beginning of words starting with"sho."
Information about this book: It is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary printed in England, as well as the first ever sold in advance by subscription. It contains eleven languages: English, Welsh, Low Dutch, High Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.
Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.
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