Lexicon Universale Historico- Geographico- Chronologico- Poetico-Philologicum. 2 vols.

HOFMANN, Joh. Jacobi

Verlag: Iohan. Herman. Widerhold, Basil, 1677

2 vols.: [12], 1064; 600, 120, [35] p. 36 cm. Engraved frontispiece in vol. I and title page vignettes. Full leather with gilt lettering on front for Library St. Paul's School. Black and red title pages and red text block edges. Respined. Some wear to edges and corners but with some repairs. Some foxing throughout. Title continues: "Continens Historiam omnis aevi, geographiam ominium Locorum, Genealogiam principum Familiarum, additâ ubique Chronologia tum veteri tumrecentiore, Mythologiam insuper omnium Fabularum, Discussionem Philologicam illustrium circa haec occurrentium Difficultatum; Aliaque plurima scitu dignissima. Cum Indicibus variis, rerum imprimis locupletissimo, memorabilia huius Lexici per Locorum Communium toitulos Lectori illico spectanda exhibente. Tomus Prior & Alter." Hoffman (1635-1706) was a theologian and historian in addition to his work as a lexicographer. He held a professorship in Greek at the University of Basel. This is the two-volume first edition of his lexicon, one of the last written in Latin, later expanded into a 4 vol. set. The most important work of a 17th century Swiss scholar of importance to the history of European philology. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 130416

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Titel: Lexicon Universale Historico- Geographico- ...
Verlag: Iohan. Herman. Widerhold, Basil
Erscheinungsdatum: 1677
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good +
Auflage: First Edition.