1585 LATIN DICTIONARY by AMBROSII CALEPINI DICTIONARUM antique VELLUM FOLIO

AMBROSII CALEPINI DICTIONARIUM Venice ; 1585 folio:  8.5 by 13" 206 lvs, 197 lvs, 17 lvs, [1], 42 lvs. Vellum bouns, manuscript title to the spine. Sprinkled edges Upper margin cut short, minor wear, ink spot to the upper end of fore edge , some occasional toning Ex-library Text in Latin ============================ Ambrogio Calepino (Latin: Ambrosius Calepinus; c. 1440–1510), commonly known by the Latin form of his name, Calepinus, was an Italian lexicographer. Calepino was born in Castelli Calepio and died in Bergamo. He entered the Augustinian Order in 1458. His Latin dictionary appeared first in 1502 at Reggio. Calepinus became a common name, a synonym of dictionary or lexicon ================================ Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Dictionaries, Thesauri
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:Science & Medicine
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1585