Lexicon tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary
Subtitle: whereunto is adjoined a large nomenclature of the proper terms (in all the four) belonging to several arts and sciences, to recreations, to professions both liberal and mechanick, &c., divided into fiftie two sections : with another volume of the choicest proverbs in all the said toungs, (consisting of divers compleat tomes) and the English translated into the other three ... : more over, there are sundry familiar letters and verses running all in proverbs, with a particular tome of the Brittish or old Cambrian sayed sawes and adages, which the author thought fit to annex hereunto ... : lastly, there are five centuries of new sayings which, in tract of time, may serve for proverbs to posterity
By: by the labours and lucubrations of James Hovvell.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1594:7.
Publisher: Printed by J.G. for Cornelius Bee
Published: 1980
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 823
Subjects: English language -- Dictionaries -- Polyglot.; French language -- Dictionaries -- Polyglot.; Italian language -- Dictionaries -- Polyglot.; Spanish language -- Dictionaries -- Polyglot.
Genres: Dictionaries
Other titles: Howell's dictionary; Proverbs; Particular vocabulary, or, Nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish.; Paroimiographia, proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages.
Notes: Half-title page reads: Howell's dictionary.

Engraved illustrated frontispiece.

"A particular vocabulary, or, Nomenclature in English, Italian, French, and Spanish," and "Paroimiographia [Greek transliterated], proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages" each have special t.p. dated 1659.

Master microform held by: UnM.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Wing H3087

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 198-. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1594:7)