B9825
Language code
eng, ang
Shelfmark
An.4.12
Author
Wotton, William
Uniform title
[Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus., English]
Title
Wotton's short view of George Hickes's grammatico-critical and archeological treasure of the ancient northern-languages, with some notes ... and an appendix to the notes ... translated into English from the Latin original, by Maurice Shelton ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
London :, Printed for the author, and sold by D. Browne,, 1735.
Physical description
[20], 136; 5, [3]p :, ill. ;, 4to.
Note
Previously Cf.5.8.
Note
Main body of text a translation (Latin-English) of "Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus".
Note
Second title-page (after prelims.) has date 1708, the date of the Latin original.
Citation/references note
ESTC T83069
Provenance
Label recording bequest to Eton by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Provenance
Ms. dedication reading "for Mr. Mann but I don't oblige him to read it. He may burn it if he had rather" (by Maurice Shelton?).
Binding
18th century gold-tooled mottled calf.
Subject
English language, Old English, ca. 450-1100, Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Hickes, George
Added entry--name
Shelton, Maurice, translator.
Added entry--place
England, London.
B9825
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