Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary, whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the fowr) belonging to several arts, and sciences, to recreations, to professions both liberal and mechanick, &c. Divided to fiftie tw sections; vvith another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the sayed toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three, to take off the reproach which useth to be cast upon her, that she is but barren in this point, and those proverbs she hath, are but flat and empty: moreover, ther are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the British, or old Cambrian sayed-sawes and adages, which the author thought fit to annex hereunto, and make intelligible, for their great antiquity and weight: lastly, there are five centuries of new sayings, which, in tract of time, may serve for proverbs to posterity. By the labours, and lucubration

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• Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary, whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the fowr) belonging to several arts, and sciences, to recreations, to professions both liberal and mechanick, &c. Divided to fiftie tw sections; vvith another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the sayed toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three, to take off the reproach which useth to be cast upon her, that she is but barren in this point, and those proverbs she hath, are but flat and empty: moreover, ther are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the British, or old Cambrian sayed-sawes and adages, which the author thought fit to annex hereunto, and make intelligible, for their great antiquity and weight: lastly, there are five centuries of new sayings, which, in tract of time, may serve for proverbs to posterity. By the labours, and lucubration
• English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary Lexicon tetraglotton, dictionaire Franois-Italien-Espagnol-Anglois ... Lexicon tetraglotton, vocabulario Inglese-Italiano-Francese-Spagnuolo Lexicon tetraglotton, vocabulario Espa-ol-Ingls-Italiano-Francs Dictionaire Franois-Italien-Espagnol-Anglois Vocabulario Inglese-Italiano-Francese-Spagnuolo Vocabulario Espa-ol-Ingls-Italiano-Francs Particular vocabulary or nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish. ... Vocabulario particulare, ô nomenclatura Italiana, Frencese, Spagnuola, Inglese, ... Vocabulaire particulier, ou nomenclature, Franoise, Italienne, Angloise, Espagnole, ... Vocabulario particular, ô nomenclatura Espa-ola, Inglese, Italiana, Francese Nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish Vocabulario particulare Nomenclatura Italiana, Frencese, Spagnuola, Inglese Vocabulaire particulier Nomenclature, Franoise, Italienne, Angloise, Espagnole Vocabulario particular Nomenclatura Espa-ola, Inglese, Italiana

People / Organizations

• James Howell (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Thomas Leach, [1660]

Publication year

1660-1660

ESTC No.

R221326

Grub Street ID

95499

Description

[6], 4, [626], 24, 10, [8], 28, [8], 24, [8], 32, [8], 40, [4], 10 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 2⁰

Note

Publication date from Wing, which indicates that imprint date appears on title page.

"Paroimiographia" also separately as Wing (2nd ed.) H3098; first word of title in Greek characters.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed., 1994), H3089

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), H3098