1671 ESTIENNE Dictionarium Historicum, Geographicum, Poeticum. antique in LATIN

Estienne, Charles.

Dictionarium Historicum, Geographicum, Poeticum.

Oxford, 1671

8, 830, blank pages.

Double-column text.


Folio, modern cloth, manuscript title to the fore edge

Toning, foxing

Size 8 by 12"

Text in Latin
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The Dictionarium Historicum, Geographicum, Poeticum is a landmark Renaissance encyclopedia compiled by the French scholar Charles Estienne (also known as Carolus Stephanus).
First published in 1553, it is celebrated as one of the earliest universal dictionaries of proper names.
The work functions as an alphabetical gazetteer and biographical reference. It provided Renaissance scholars with a vital bridge between sacred history, profane history, and classical mythology
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