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Lexicon graecum
Printer: Joannes Bessolus and Benedictus Magius, Italian
Binder: Roger Payne (English, 1739 - 1797)
Author: Demetrius Chalyondylas (Suidas)
Date: 1499
Dimensions:
14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
Place of Origin: Milan
Classification: Books
Credit Line: George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 1963.34
Label Text:Compiled by Suidas who lived about 790 A.D., this dictionary contains not only definitions of words, but also accounts of ancient authors, works now lost to the world, and useful points of criticism and of literary history. It is the most elaborate work printed in Greek during the 15th century. The binding is by the famous 18th century London binder, Roger Payne.
This was the most elaborate work printed in Greek during the fifteenth Century. The dictionary was compiled by Suidas (active about 970), and besides definitions of words, it included accounts of ancient authors (whose works do not otherwise survive).
The binding is by Roger Payne (1738-1797), the most accomplished of the eighteenth bookbinders.
This was the most elaborate work printed in Greek during the fifteenth Century. The dictionary was compiled by Suidas (active about 970), and besides definitions of words, it included accounts of ancient authors (whose works do not otherwise survive).
The binding is by Roger Payne (1738-1797), the most accomplished of the eighteenth bookbinders.
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