| Old French-English Dictionary Contributor(s): Hindley, Alan (Author), Langley, Frederick W. (Author), Levy, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521345642 ISBN-13: 9780521345644 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $277.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2000 Annotation: This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of English-speaking users including students, scholars, philologists and historians. This manageable, single-volume, dictionary is based on a large and varied number of texts up to ca. 1350, starting from the "classics" of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres: epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts, lyric poetry, drama, humor and satire, as well as nonliterary historical, political and legal documents. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Multi-language Dictionaries - Foreign Language Study | French - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 447.010 |
| LCCN: 99056328 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.46" W x 9.14" (2.56 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of English-speaking users including students, scholars, philologists and historians. This manageable, single-volume, dictionary is based on a large and varied number of texts up to ca. 1350, starting from the classics of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres: epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts, lyric poetry, drama, humor and satire, as well as nonliterary historical, political and legal documents. |