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DU CANGE, Carolus Dufresne

Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis.
Paris
Carolus Osmont
1733-1736
€140 - €300

6 vol. in folio, lxxxix, 1393; 1705; 1679; 1420 [1), 1562; 1814 (
1) pp. Engraved printer's device on the title pages. Title pages printed in red and black ink. Woodcut initials throughout. The fourth volume includes 11 full-page engraved plates depicting mainly different types of coins. All volumes bound in full vellum, blind-stamped with a floral motif at the centre of each cover. Titles handwritten on the spines, together with the alphabetical designation of each volume. Generally in good condition, with occasional minor wear to hinges. The spine of volume P-R is missing some pieces of vellum. Overall very good condition

Library stamp present in all volumes, usually on one of the initial endpapers. Some volumes also bear a small library label affixed to the inside front cover. Later edition (first 1678) of the famous dictionary of post-classical Latin (medieval and Neo-Latin), composed by Charles Du Cange (1610-1688)