F. Ambrosii Calepini Bergomensis...Dictionarium septem linguarum
Venetiis: Typis Ioannis Baptistæ Brigna, 1673. Hac novissima editione à mendis expurgatum, folio, 3 parts in 1, pp. [8], 946, [2], 68, 160; first title page printed in red and black, all with printer's woodcut device, text in double and triple column, woodcut initials and ornaments; full conteporary vellum (soiling), black gilt-lettered calf spine label; top spine compartment cracked, edges rubbed; occasional dampstaining throughout, else textblock fine. 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 195; Vancil, p. 44. Item #43107
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