English dictionaries, 800-1700: the topical tradition
Auteur :
Hüllen, Werner
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198237969
Date de publication :
9 déc. 1999
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,2 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
908 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Between the beginnings of European lexicography and 1700, many glossaries and dictionaries were not arranged alphabetically but in a topical order which followed paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history. This text discusses the tradition's principles and origins.