An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language. By John Wilkins D.D. Dean of Ripon, and Fellow of the Royal Society

People / Organizations

• John Wilkins (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Sa: Gellibrand, and for John Martyn printer to the Royal Society, 1668.

Added name

Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. Alphabetical dictionary.

Publication year

1668

ESTC No.

R21115

Grub Street ID

87103

Description

[20], 454, [2]; [160] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 2°.

Note

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in those tables" ([160] p. at end) has separate dated title page

Order-to-print leaf on [A]1v: Monday 13th. of April. 1668. At a meeting ... ordered, that the discourse presented ... be printed by the printer to the Royal Society. Brouncker Presi

Two "plates" are letterpress tables

Signatures: [A]]2] a-d]2] B-3M]4; 3a]4] ]23A-3T]4] (3M4, ]23T4 blank)

Identified as Wing W2176 on UMI "Early English books, 1641-1700", microfilm reel 649, which has "An alphabetical dictionary" only.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo