Thesaurus linguæ Latinæ compendiarius: . or, a compendious dictionary of the Latin tongue, designed for the use of the British nations: in three parts. Containing, I. The English appellative words ... before the Latin; ... II. The Latin appellatives before the English; ... III. The ancient Latin names of the more remarkable persons and places ... By Robert Ainsworth.
Robert Ainsworth (1660 - 1743)
Category
Books
Date
1736
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3081013
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 4to.. Two vols. bound as one.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on front flyleaf: (1) Pensionarius in imperiorieres cominas admiss: April 10 Ann: Dom: 1762; (2) P. Yorker Esq.; (3) Corpus Christi Coll: Can: 1760 1762; (4) Philip Yorke, admitted at Hackney, April 3d 1752, at Eton, May the 12, 1759, at Benet College Cambridge April 10th 1762. Benet or Benedict, Corpus Christie Coll, founded by the Duke of Lancaster ... Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial).. Binding: Eighteenth-century full panelled calf; sewn onto five raised cords; spine label missing.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Robert Ainsworth (1660 - 1743)