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Perfectissimus Calepinus Parvus 1754

Perfectissimus Calepinus Parvus 1754

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Perfectissimus Calepinus Parvus, Sive Correctissimum Dictionarium Caesaris Calderini Mirani, Cui praeter ea omnia, quae ipsi alias sunt adjecta, hac novissima nostra Impressione accesserunt Additiones Doctoris Francisci Thomasucii, Quae cum suis locis ad commodiorem studiosorum usum siunt appesitae, ut apertius conspiciantur, hoc signo sunt notatae. Quibus ex arte custoditis plurium vocularum congeriem inspersam industrio Francisci Ricardi studio dignosces, illaque Paragraphico signo notatae per currenti passim occurrent. [...]. Patavii: Superiorum Permissu, 1754.


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Perfectissimus Calepinus Parvus is a refined and expanded Latin dictionary, based on the linguistic work of Caesar Calderini Miranus, with additions by Franciscus Thomasucius and Franciscus Ricardus, as mentioned on the title page. A more compact version of the renowned Calepino Dictionary, this edition includes carefully arranged lexical updates for ease of study, with additional vocabulary clearly marked for reference.

 

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Size: 177 x 227 mm (approx.)



Condition: 

[(2), h.t., t.p., 4pp., 448pp., 122pp., (3)]


Contemporary full calf binding, rubbed, with some losses to leather, notably to backstrip, title label chipped. Boards attached, binding secure, stands without shelf lean. Minor shelf wear. Boards rubbed, rear board with discolouration. Some staining to endpapers. Text block toned, a few closed tears, paper thinning in places, else legible through the text block. Two original blanks at the rear, modern blanks at the front.

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