Nouveau dictionaire françois, contenant generalement tous les mots, anciens et modernes, de la langue Françoise 1-2/2 - Richelet, César-Pierre 1626-1698 (Geneva Tournes, de; Cramer; Perachon; Ritter, 1710)
contains vol. 1 (632 pages), 'Additions' (134 pages), vol. 2 (550 pages) and 'Additions au second tome' (132 pages)
Originally published in 1680
Frontispiece is beautiful A4-size portrait in oval frame of the author "Pierre Richelet advocat au parlement de Paris", by Johann Georg Seiller (Seyler/Sailer; 1663-1740)
Manuscript ex libris note on title page "acheté de Mr. de la Justice [?...] le 14e octobre 1730"
This 'Grand Dictionaire de langue' is based on quotations from authors, with examples chosen from the works of Boileau, Molière, Pascal, Vaugelas. The legend, according to which the dictionary was first banned in France, is not proven.
Ex libris Nicahj Pasteur de Donatire (manuscript)
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Dictionary; Linguistics; Biography; Switzerland