The royal dictionary.. In two parts. First, French and English. Secondly, English and French. The French taken out of the dictionaries of Richelet, Furetiere, Tachart, the great dictionary of the French-Academy, and the remarks of Vaugelas, Menage, and Bouhours. And the English collected chiefly out of the best dictionaries, and the works of the greatest masters of the English tongue; such as Archbishop Tillotson, Bishop Sprat, Sir Roger L'Estrange, Mr. Dryden, Sir William Temple, &c. For the use of His Highness the Duke of Glocester. By Mr. Boyer.
Abel Boyer (1667-1729)
Category
Books
Date
1699
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 3236547
Summary
Bibliographic description
[1288]p.. ill.. (metal cut). 4to. Provenance: Booklabel: Henry Massingberd, Gunby. 1781. No. 149 [i.e. Henry Massingberd (d.1784)]. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: 'W Massingberd' [Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet (1677-1723) or his father Sir William Massingberd, 2nd Baronet (1650-1719)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full panelled calf; sewn onto five raised supports red spine label: Boyer's French dictionary.
Makers and roles
Abel Boyer (1667-1729) Pierre Berchet (1659-1720) Simon Gribelin (Blois 1661 - London 1733)