Le Dictionnaire Royal François - Anglois et Anglois - François

 
Identifier
BOK.ENG.AD1773
Title
Le Dictionnaire Royal François - Anglois et Anglois - François
Alternative Title
The Royal French to English Dictionary
Description
Abel Boyer's bilingual dictionary was an important contribution to "bilingual lexicography of his time." It was originally printed in 1699 and was "reprinted and revised numerous times during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries" (Cormier). This edition is a monument to its popularity since its first publishing.
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Cormier, Monique C., From the Dictionnaire de l'Académie Françoise, dedié au Roy (1694) to the Royal Dictionary (1699) of Abel Boyer: Tracing Inspiration, International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2003, Pages 19–41, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/16.1.19
Date Created
1773
Creator
Abel Boyer
Publisher
C. Bathurst et. al.
Geographical Coverage
London
England
France
Temporal Coverage
18th Century
Format
Print
Collecting Areas
English History of Writing Collection See all items with this value
English Book See all items with this value
English Printed materials (object genre) See all items with this value
English polyglots See all items with this value
Language
French
English
Provenance
Given to the Ricks College Library by Stanley Anderson and the Jaques' Heirs in memory of John Jaques.
"John Jaques" handwritten on the verso side of the first endpaper
Subject
French language See all items with this value
French language materials See all items with this value
French language materials--Bilingual See all items with this value
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French See all items with this value
Type
Dictionary
Bibliographic Citation
Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729. Le dictionnaire royal françois-anglois et anglois-françois; Londres: C. Bathurst [etc.], 1773.

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