The great French dictionary. In two parts. The first, French and English; the second, English and French; according to the ancient and modern orthography. Wherein each language is set forth in its greatest latitude: the various senses of words, both proper and figurative, are orderly digested; and illustrated with apposite phrases, and proverbs: the hard words explained; and the proprieties adjusted. To which are prefixed the grounds of both languages, in two grammatical discourses; the one English, and the other French.
Guy Miege (1644-1718)
Category
Books
Date
1688
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3193481
Summary
Bibliographic description
[1262]p. ; fol. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of: 'Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough' (printed in black ink); presumably Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, (1767-1818), though this plate seems to have been pasted into many of the books at Shugborough, and is not necessarily reliable evidence of provenance. Binding: late seventeenth-century sprinkled calf; sewn onto 5 cords; spine originally gilt (very worn); new gold lettered red spine label: Miege's French dictionary.
Makers and roles
Guy Miege (1644-1718)