The royal dictionary. In two parts. First, French and English. Secondly, English and French. The French taken out of the dictionaries of Richelet, Furetiere, Tachart, the great dictionary of the French-Academy, and the remarks of Vaugelas, Menage, and Bouhours. And the English collected chiefly out of the best dictionaries, and the works of the greatest masters of the English tongue; such as Archbishop Tillotson, Bishop Sprat, Sir Roger L'Estrange, Mr. Dryden, Sir William Temple, &c. For the use of His Highness the Duke of Glocester. By Mr. Boyer

People / Organizations

• John Taylor ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for R. Clavel, H. Mortlock, S. Lowndes, J. Robinson, D. Brown, W. Hensman, S. Crouch, E. Evets, J. Laurence, R. Sare. A. Churchill, S. Smith, L. Meredith, J. Taylor, F. Saunders, T. Bennet, J. Knapton, J. Wyat, E. Castle, D. Midwinter, 1699.

Added name

Berchet, Pierre, 1659-1720, artist.; Gribelin, Simon, 1661 or 1662-1733, engraver.

Publication year

1699

ESTC No.

R27810

Grub Street ID

110951

Description

[1288] p. : ill. (engraving) ; 4°.

Note

The frontispiece is signed: P: Berchet inv: S: Griblin sculp:

Signatures: pi]4] A-3N]4; a]4] A-4M]4] 4N]2] 4O1 4P1 4Q]2] 4R1 4S1 4T]2] 4X1 4Z1 *a-*n]4. The signature marks of the second series are enclosed in square brackets

Title-page variant (Quaritch Cat. 1420:17): The sentence "For the use ..." reads instead "Dedicated to His Highness the Duke of Glocester".