Thesaurus linguae Latinae. Editio nova prioribus multo auctio et emandatior

by Robert Estienne

$2,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Londini: Typis & Impensis Sam. Harding, 1734-35. 4 volumes, folio, contemporary paneled calf neatly rebacked, red morocco labels; generally, a very good, sound set. A handsome, useable edition of a landmark dictionary, originally published in 1531. The work was a major influence on the early English lexicographers, such as Cooper and Holyoke, among others. Though the Thesaurus is now superseded, its merits must not be forgotten. It was vastly superior to

• Binding: Leather

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