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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 two secions; 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 lucubrations of James Howell

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 two secions; 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 lucubrations of James Howell

Howell, James, 1594?-1666

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Note: Publication date from Wing, which indicates that imprint date appears on title page.
Note: "Paroimiographia" also separately as Wing (2nd ed.) H3098 at reel 421:16; first word of title in Greek characters.
Note: Reproduction of the original in the Society of Antiquities Library, London.
Physical Description: [6], 4, [626], 24, 10, [8], 28, [8], 24, [8], 32, [8], 40, [4], 10 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.
Subject: English language Dictionaries Polyglot Early works to 1800.; Italian language Dictionaries Polyglot Early works to 1800.; Proverbs Early works to 1800.; French language Dictionaries Polyglot Early works to 1800.; Spanish language Dictionaries Polyglot Early works to 1800.
Alternative Title: Old sayed-savves, and adages in the English toung; Caption title on [a]1r: English proverbs, rendred into French, Italian, & Spanish; ...; Vocabulario particular; Diharebion Cymraeg vvedu ei cyfiethu yn saisineg; Proverbes d'elite, et dictons communs, ou vieux quolibets, en la langue Francoise, dont plusieurs vont glossez; Refranes o proverbios en romance, ò la lengua Castellana; Vocabulario Español-Inglès-Italiano-Francès; Nomenclatura Italiana, Frencese, Spagnuola, Inglese; Paroimiographia. Proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages in English (or the Saxon toung) Italian, French and Spanish; Lexicon tetraglotton, dictionaire François-Italien-Espagnol-Anglois ... Lexicon tetraglotton, vocabulario Inglese-Italiano-Francese-Spagnuolo ...; Vocabulaire particulier; Vocabulario particulare; Particular vocabulary or nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish. ... Vocabulario particulare, ô nomenclatura Italiana, Frencese, Spagnuola, Inglese, ... Vocabulaire particulier, ou nomenclature, Françoise, Italienne, Angloise, Espagnole, ... Vocabulario particular, ô nomenclatura Española, Inglese, Italiana, Francese; Nomenclatura Española, Inglese, Italiana, Francese; Divers centuries of new sayings, which may serve for proverbs, to posterity; Old sayed-sawes, and adages in the English toung; Caption title on b1r: Proverbs, or Old sayed-savves, and adages in the English toung; Vocabulario Inglese-Italiano-Francese-Spagnuolo; English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary; Proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages in English (or the Saxon toung) Italian, French and Spanish; Nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish; Lexicon tetraglotton, vocabulario Español-Inglès-Italiano-Francès; Proverbi gli più scelti nella lingua Italiana de i quali alicuni glossati; Old sayed savves & adages in English (or the Saxon toung) Italian, French and Spanish; Divers centuries of nevv sayings, vvhich may serve for proverbs, to posterity; Nomenclature, Françoise, Italienne, Angloise, Espagnole; Dictionaire François-Italien-Espagnol-Anglois
Cited: Wing (2nd ed., 1994) H3089
Reproduction: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2147:19)
Series Title: Early English books online.