A French and English dictionary, composed by Mr. Randle Cotgrave: with another in English and French. . Whereunto are added sundry animadversions, with supplements of many hundreds of words never before printed; with accurate castigations throughout the whole work, and distinctions of the obsolete words from those that are now in use. Together, with a large grammar, and a dialogue consisting of all Gallicismes, with additions of the most usefull and significant proverbs, with other refinements according to Cardinall Richeleiu's late academy. For the furtherance of young learners, and the advantage of all others that endeavour to arrive to the most exact knowledge of the French language, this work is exposed to publick. By James Howell Esqr.
Randle Cotgrave (d.1634?)
Category
Books
Date
1661
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3143122
Summary
Bibliographic description
[968] p. . fol.. Lacks final leaf Gg6.. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled calf, blind tooled asymmetric frames. Rebacked, nineteenth century, with new endpapers and pastedowns.
Makers and roles
Randle Cotgrave (d.1634?) James Howell (1594?-1666) Robert Sherwood