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This is the first of three volumes offering a new history of lexicography in and beyond the early modern British Isles. This volume focuses on the period from the end of the Middle Ages to the year 1600, exploring the first printed dictionaries, Latin and foreign language dictionaries, and specializ...

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Main Author: Considine, John (John P.) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Considine, John (John P.). Dictionaries in the English-speaking world, 1500-1800.
Subjects:
Lexicography > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Lexicographers > England > History > 16th century.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Lexicographie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Lexicographes > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Lexicographers
Lexicography
England
Great Britain
1500-1599
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first of three volumes offering a new history of lexicography in and beyond the early modern British Isles. This volume focuses on the period from the end of the Middle Ages to the year 1600, exploring the first printed dictionaries, Latin and foreign language dictionaries, and specialized English wordlists.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 479 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191870934
0191870935
9780192568298
0192568299