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Wotton's short view of George Hickes's grammatico-critical and archeological treasure of the ancient northern-languages : with some notes, by a Lover of the ancient Northern-Literature, and an appendix to the notes, Faithfully and Intirely translated into English from the Latin original, by Maurice Shelton, Of Barningham-Hall in the County of Suffolk, Esquire, One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County, &c. To which are added by the same Translator, Other Curious and Proper Notes for a further Illustration of the Text, A Short Appendix of Notes of Correction, &c. And a Dedication to the Right Honourable James Reynolds, Esq; Lord Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, at Westminster. No sort of Learning can be a Burthen to any Man; that certainly is the most Useful and Pleasant which relates to the Language, Laws, and Customs of our own Country, &c.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wotton, William, 1666-1727.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hickes, George, 1642-1715. Linguarum vett. Septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archaeologicus.
- Hickes, George.
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Texts.
- English language.
- Genre:
- Texts.
- Physical Description:
- 20 unnumbered pages,136;5 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 4⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for the Author, and sold by D. Browne, Bookseller, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXXV. [1735]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- The text proper has a second titlepage bearing the date 1708, being a translation of the Latin original of that date.
- Price from imprint: Price sowed, five Shillings; Price bound, seven.
- Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 250 copies printed.
- Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ b² B-T⁴.
- Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Alston, III.21
- Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2134
- English Short Title Catalog, T83069.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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