COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
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wmich~4~4
Pages from the Past
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Identifier:
exws_pages_b02_item44
identifier
exws_pages_b02_item44
Identifier
false
Title:
Leaf
title
Leaf
Title
false
Creator:
Minsheu, John
creator
Minsheu, John
Creator
false
Date:
1617
date
1617
Date
false
Description:
This leaf is from “A Guide to Tongues” by John Minsheu, and is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary, brought out in England and apparently the first book ever sold by subscription in advance. This dictionary is compiled of eleven languages. It was printed at the charges of the author for John Browne, "Bibliopola", a bookseller, London, 1617. The recto side of this leaf is page 21; the verso side is page 22.
description
This leaf is from “A Guide to Tongues” by John Minsheu, and is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary, brought out in England and apparently the first book ever sold by subscription in advance. This dictionary is compiled of eleven languages. It was printed at the charges of the author for John Browne, "Bibliopola", a bookseller, London, 1617. The recto side of this leaf is page 21; the verso side is page 22.
Description
false
Dimensions:
10 x 15.4 in. (25.4 x 39 cm)
dimensions
10 x 15.4 in. (25.4 x 39 cm)
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false
Subject:
Printing--Specimens
subject
Printing--Specimens
Subject
false
Subject:
detached leaves
subject
detached leaves
Subject
false
Subject:
dictionaries
subject
dictionaries
Subject
false
Location:
London (England)
coverage
London (England)
Location
false
Century:
Seventeenth century
century
Seventeenth century
Century
false
Collection:
Pages from the Past
relation
Pages from the Past
Collection
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
File Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
File Format
false
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
source
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Source
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Rights:
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
rights
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
Rights
false
Digital Date:
2018
digital_date
2018
Digital Date
false