
Description
DICTIONARIUM
Venice ; 1585
folio: 8.5 by 13"
206 lvs, 197 lvs, 17 lvs, [1], 42 lvs.
Vellum bouns, manuscript title to the spine.
Sprinkled edges
Upper margin cut short, minor wear, ink spot to the upper end of fore edge , some occasional toning
Ex-library
Text in Latin
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Ambrogio Calepino (Latin: Ambrosius Calepinus; c. 1440–1510), commonly known by the Latin form of his name, Calepinus, was an Italian lexicographer.
Calepino was born in Castelli Calepio and died in Bergamo. He entered the Augustinian Order in 1458.
His Latin dictionary appeared first in 1502 at Reggio.
Calepinus became a common name, a synonym of dictionary or lexicon
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1585 LATIN DICTIONARY by AMBROSII CALEPINI DICTIONARUM antique VELLUM FOLIO
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
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