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Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-11-08
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 0429787251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1997, this volume examines two of Sir Francis Bacon’s civil essays, Sir Henry Wotton’s The Elements of Architecture and John Harris’ Lexicon Technicum parts I and II.
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 262
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first three chapters describe Johnson's pre-dictionary life, the creation of the dictionary (including citations from Johnson's original Plan), and his treatment of architectural subjects. Following his original preface, letterpress articles portray architectural subjects using quotations to illustrate words and meanings. Such rich, linguistic illustration was unknown to philology before the work of "the harmless drudge." The original title pages of volume one and two are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 454
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume two provides letterpress articles extracted from Chambers' Cyclopaedia. The introduction and chapter one trace the publication history of Cyclopaedia and consider its aims, structure, system of arrangement, and general influence. Chambers' flattering Dedication to George II is reproduced along with a substantial portion of his scholarly preface, which presents the principal categories of Chambers' Division of Knowledge in the form of a genealogical tree. His original diagrammatic representation of the division of knowledge is also provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Richard Yeo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-03-29
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780521651912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCultural history of Enlightenment encyclopaedias revealing Enlightenment debates concerning organisation and communication of knowledge.
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume one begins with two essays by Bacon, Of Buildings and Of Gardens . These are followed by an adaptation of Isaac Walton's The Life of Sir Henry Wotton, and Wotton's treatise The Elements of Architecture . The principal theme of this volume is Harris' pioneering lexicon the first book of its k
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 294
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf the encyclopaedic dictionaries examined in this series, only the Encyclopaedia Britannica is still published today, having been in print for over 200 years. The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica as we know it, was published in Edinburgh in 1771 by Andrew Bell, Colin Macfarquhar and William Smellie, together with 'A Society of Gentlemen'. The original concept for the work was stimulated by the appearance in France between 1751 and 1772 of the Encyclopédie of Diderot and D'Alembert. The Encyclopédie introduced two new concepts which were employed in the Encyclopaedia Britannica: the introduction of 'crafts' in addition to the arts and sciences, and the incorporation of extended articles or Treatises. This volume reproduces over 500 entries on architecture, arts and crafts found in the first edition. These include the full texts of the specialized writings on Architecture, Fortification, Gardening and Perspective.
Author: Samuel Johnson
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Published: 1819
Total Pages: 1234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Werner Hüllen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780198237969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study explores the topical, i.e. non-alphabetical, word-lists which appeared between the beginnings of written culture and 1700. A form of early dictionary, these lists provide evidence on cultural history and linguistic development.
Author: Sarah Ogilvie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-09-24
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1108568459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity, prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution, innovation, devotion, plagiarism, and controversy. This comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries. Essays on the regional and global nature of English lexicography (dictionary making) explore its power in standardising varieties of English and defining nations seeking independence from the British Empire: from Canada to the Caribbean. Leading scholars and lexicographers historically contextualise an array of dictionaries and pose urgent theoretical and methodological questions relating to their role as tools of standardisation, prestige, power, education, literacy, and national identity.
Author: Samuel Johnson
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Published: 1818
Total Pages: 1100
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