N.H., The Ladies Dictionary (1694)

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book N.H., The Ladies Dictionary (1694) by John Considine, Sylvia Brown, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Considine, Sylvia Brown ISBN: 9781351916004
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 15, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: John Considine, Sylvia Brown
ISBN: 9781351916004
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 15, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The ladies dictionary, being a general entertainment for the fair-sex was published on 19 March 1694 by John Dunton. No compiler was named on the title page, but the dedication by 'the author' addressed 'to the Ladies, Gentlewomen, and Others, of the Fair-Sex' was signed 'N. H.' The book offers around 1950 lexical and encyclopaedic entries, the great majority excerpted either verbatim or with some degree of abridgement or adaptation from other published books. It was the first substantial reference book to be published in England with women as its principal target audience, and was arguably the first alphabetically-arranged encyclopaedia to be published in English. The editor's introduction in this edition starts with an overview of the publisher John Dunton, and goes on to discuss the compilers of LD; its sources; its editing, printing and proof-reading; and its advertising, publication and afterlife. It concludes with lists of primary and secondary sources (including all the identified sources of LD). The reproduction of the dictionary that follows is from the Robert H. Taylor collection at Princeton. Because LD is irregularly alphabetized, the reproduction is followed by a new index of entries in strict alphabetical order, with their sources identified.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The ladies dictionary, being a general entertainment for the fair-sex was published on 19 March 1694 by John Dunton. No compiler was named on the title page, but the dedication by 'the author' addressed 'to the Ladies, Gentlewomen, and Others, of the Fair-Sex' was signed 'N. H.' The book offers around 1950 lexical and encyclopaedic entries, the great majority excerpted either verbatim or with some degree of abridgement or adaptation from other published books. It was the first substantial reference book to be published in England with women as its principal target audience, and was arguably the first alphabetically-arranged encyclopaedia to be published in English. The editor's introduction in this edition starts with an overview of the publisher John Dunton, and goes on to discuss the compilers of LD; its sources; its editing, printing and proof-reading; and its advertising, publication and afterlife. It concludes with lists of primary and secondary sources (including all the identified sources of LD). The reproduction of the dictionary that follows is from the Robert H. Taylor collection at Princeton. Because LD is irregularly alphabetized, the reproduction is followed by a new index of entries in strict alphabetical order, with their sources identified.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Vincenzo Bellini and the Aesthetics of Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Agricultural Governance by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Old World Traits Transpl:Esc V by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Education as a Political Tool in Asia by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Children's Drawing and Writing by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Matter, Materiality and Modern Culture by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Lolita in Peyton Place by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Learning and Collective Creativity by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book The Soviet Middle East (Routledge Revivals) by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066-1550 by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Motivating Struggling Learners by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Piety and Family in Early Modern Europe by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Colloquial Slovak by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
Cover of the book Feminism/ Postmodernism/ Development by John Considine, Sylvia Brown
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy