Manipulus Vocabulorum
The Manipulus Vocabulorum was an English to Latin dictionary compiled in the 16th century.
History
The dictionary was produced by Peter Levens in 1570. It was re-issued in 1867 by the Camden Society.[1]
According to Smithsonian Magazine, the Manipulus Vocabulorum was the world's first rhyming dictionary.[2]
Current Status
Copies of the Manipulus Vocabulorum are currently held at:[3]
- British Library, London
- Bodleian Library, Oxford
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University Library
gollark: It can even play video.
gollark: `ffplay`
gollark: Idea: a tool to turn CLI programs into GUI programs, by just making them into things with two input boxes and a "run" button.
gollark: I will file a potatOS blasphemy report.
gollark: I see. Your opinion is heretical and has been acknowledged.
References
- "Manipulus Vocabulorum: a Rhyming Dictionary from the 16th Century".
- Schultz, Colin. "Write Like a Thespian With the Manipulus Vocabulorum, a 16th Century Rhyming Dictionary".
- Stein, Gabriele (1 January 1985). "The English Dictionary before Cawdrey". Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG – via Google Books.
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