A copious dictionary in three parts: . I. the English before the Latin, ... II. The Latin before the English, with correct and plentifull etymological derivations, ... III. The proper names of persons, places, and other things necessary to the understanding of historians and poets. To which are adjoyned, a table of authors names at large, ... The whole being a comprisal of Thomasius and Rider's foundations, Holland's and Holyoak's superstructure and improvements: together with amendments and enlargements ...
Francis Gouldman (d.1688?)
Category
Books
Date
1678
Materials
Measurements
250 x 195 x 96 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3013020
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: Contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Single pastedown only survives at left, nothing at right. Structure: English Edges: plain-cut, decoration unknown (too worn), Spine Lining: slight round, quadrant joints, no linings End Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue and white thread over rolled paper cores Bookmark: None Boards: 5mm paper pulp boards, all slips laced in through two holes, angled down in the left cover, up in the right. Covering: Dark brown tanned calf Tooling Spine: blind-tooled 2-line tools across spine. Tooling Sides: blind-tooled 2-line border frame and quarter line Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[1496]p. . 4ʹ.. Imperfect: first four leaves (including title page) detached, crumpled and torn, with some loss of text; wanting final leaf (Mmmm4).. Binding: 17th century calf binding, very worn and torn in places, missing from top half of spine, and completely detached from the boards.
Makers and roles
Francis Gouldman (d.1688?) William Robertson (d.1686) Dr Antony Scattergood (1611-1687)