A French-English dictionary compil'd by Mr. Randle Cotgrave : with another in English and French. Whereunto are newly added the animadversions and supplements, &c. [etcetera] of James Howell ....
Title
A French-English dictionary compil'd by Mr. Randle Cotgrave : with another in English and French. Whereunto are newly added the animadversions and supplements, &c. [etcetera] of James Howell ....
Date
1650
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by W.H. for Octavian Pulleyn
Language
English
French
Contributor
James Howell
Robert Sherwood
Note
CONTENT:
In 2 parts, the 2nd part has special t.p.: Dictionaire anglois & françois ... A dictionary English and French ... by Robert Sherwood ... London, printed by Susan Islip, 1650.
In 2 parts, the 2nd part has special t.p.: Dictionaire anglois & françois ... A dictionary English and French ... by Robert Sherwood ... London, printed by Susan Islip, 1650.
IMPRINT:
London : Printed by W.H. for Octavian Pulleyn ..., 1650.
London : Printed by W.H. for Octavian Pulleyn ..., 1650.
CITATION/REFERENCE:
Wing (2nd ed.) C6375, S3413.
Wing (2nd ed.) C6375, S3413.
FORMAT:
1 v. ; 31 cm. (fol.)
1 v. ; 31 cm. (fol.)
CONDITION:
Leather over laminated paper board. Book has been rebound in the 19th century. Borders are embossed with a vine pattern that is also on the inside of the boards. Both covers have separated, but the leather on the spine is still well attached.
A bookmark that was once attached to the binding has detached and now rests between 3Z1v and 3Z2r.
The lower third of all pages has mild water damage which does not interfere with the text.
Leather over laminated paper board. Book has been rebound in the 19th century. Borders are embossed with a vine pattern that is also on the inside of the boards. Both covers have separated, but the leather on the spine is still well attached.
A bookmark that was once attached to the binding has detached and now rests between 3Z1v and 3Z2r.
The lower third of all pages has mild water damage which does not interfere with the text.
PROVENANCE:
Presented to CRRS by J. Carscallen.
Label on inside front cover “GALLOWAY & PORTER LTD. | NEW & SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLERS|30 SIDNEY STREET CAMBRIDGE|(ENG)
Handwritten on flyleaf: Cecil Mouro 1855 (?)
Handwritten on second flyleaf: $10000
Handwritten in pencil on verso of second flyleaf: Wing – 6375. – [ans ed.] By W.H. for Octavian Pulleyn,| for British Museum; Worcester College; |John Rylands; H.E. Huntington;
On title page there are several hands: In one is written “This Book belongs to Kinnaber July 18th 1777.” In a different hand is written “AlSunan [?] J738.” A third hand has written a note near the title page wood cut.
Presented to CRRS by J. Carscallen.
Label on inside front cover “GALLOWAY & PORTER LTD. | NEW & SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLERS|30 SIDNEY STREET CAMBRIDGE|(ENG)
Handwritten on flyleaf: Cecil Mouro 1855 (?)
Handwritten on second flyleaf: $10000
Handwritten in pencil on verso of second flyleaf: Wing – 6375. – [ans ed.] By W.H. for Octavian Pulleyn,| for British Museum; Worcester College; |John Rylands; H.E. Huntington;
On title page there are several hands: In one is written “This Book belongs to Kinnaber July 18th 1777.” In a different hand is written “AlSunan [?] J738.” A third hand has written a note near the title page wood cut.
COLLATION:
2o: a-d4 ($2 -a1, d signed as D2), B-4V4 ($2 -3I2) 4Z2, π2, A-2G4 ($2 +Gg3), χ1(half sheet), 2χ2 Final folio is on heavier paper.
2o: a-d4 ($2 -a1, d signed as D2), B-4V4 ($2 -3I2) 4Z2, π2, A-2G4 ($2 +Gg3), χ1(half sheet), 2χ2 Final folio is on heavier paper.
CONTENTS:
a2r - The Epistle Dedicatory To the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain - by James Howell
b1r - The French Grammar
d1v - A Dialogue twixt Sylvander and Clorinan consisting of some extraordinary and difficult criticall Phrases which are meer Gallicismes, and pure Idiomes of the French toung.
d3r - Note on updated orthography – d3
d4r - To the Right Honourable and my very good Lord and Master, Sir William Cecil Knight Lord Burghley, and sonne and heire apparent unto the Earle of Exceter - Randle Cotgrave
d4v - Au favourable Lecteur François – L’oiseau de Tourval, Parisien
B1r - A Dictionarie
4Z4r – Aux Favorables Lecteurs François, Alemans & autres – R.S. de Londres
4Z4v – To the English Reader – Robert Sherwood
A1r – A Dictionary English and French; Compiled for the commoditie of all such as are desirous of both Tongues
2G3 – Adresses bien briesues pour aider aux Estrangers à pronouncer la langue Angloise
2G4v – Fore the ease of the French Student, and the further advantage of his memory, the heads of some species are collected and annexed hereunto
a2r - The Epistle Dedicatory To the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain - by James Howell
b1r - The French Grammar
d1v - A Dialogue twixt Sylvander and Clorinan consisting of some extraordinary and difficult criticall Phrases which are meer Gallicismes, and pure Idiomes of the French toung.
d3r - Note on updated orthography – d3
d4r - To the Right Honourable and my very good Lord and Master, Sir William Cecil Knight Lord Burghley, and sonne and heire apparent unto the Earle of Exceter - Randle Cotgrave
d4v - Au favourable Lecteur François – L’oiseau de Tourval, Parisien
B1r - A Dictionarie
4Z4r – Aux Favorables Lecteurs François, Alemans & autres – R.S. de Londres
4Z4v – To the English Reader – Robert Sherwood
A1r – A Dictionary English and French; Compiled for the commoditie of all such as are desirous of both Tongues
2G3 – Adresses bien briesues pour aider aux Estrangers à pronouncer la langue Angloise
2G4v – Fore the ease of the French Student, and the further advantage of his memory, the heads of some species are collected and annexed hereunto
Archive Location
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https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/
Call Number
PC2640 .A2 C7 1650
Item Type
Book
Files
Collection
Citation
Randle Cotgrave, “A French-English dictionary compil'd by Mr. Randle Cotgrave : with another in English and French. Whereunto are newly added the animadversions and supplements, &c. [etcetera] of James Howell ....,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed July 19, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/7696.