Contributions to Latin Lexicography

by Henry Nettleship

Book Overview

Henry Nettleship (1839-1893), Professor of Latin at Oxford, published his work on Latin lexicography in 1889. The volume had originally been planned as a complete Latin lexicon; however, after almost twelve years (during which Lewis and Short's Latin Dictionary was published in 1879) of labour on the letter A, the size of the endeavour became apparent and the shape of the work was revised, becoming a detailed lexicon of the letter A, which amounted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108012728
• ISBN13: 9781108012720
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"