John de Sacrobosco, The Book of John de Sacrobusco that Treateth of the Sphere (1553)
Date
1553
Author
Translator
William
Thomas
Note: 14/10/2005
Lexicon title
I haue Amplefied myne Alphabete with thexposition of diuers our wonted english termes, for the satisfaction of somme such as haue not the perfict practise thereof
Book title
The Booke of Iohn de sacro Bosco, that treateth of the Sphere
Dedicated to
Transcription source
British Library Egerton MS 837
Text type
manuscript
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
cosmography and astrology
Summary
158 word-entries in a glossary that explains scientific terms in Thomas's translation of Sacrobosco for the son and heir to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, and Mary Tudor (sister to Henry VIII)
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Extent
51
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
number: 158
sample: Autonomasialle, is an aduerbe, in case aworde be put for a name where the proper name is not (5r; term not in OED)
number: 158
sample: Autonomasialle, is an aduerbe, in case aworde be put for a name where the proper name is not (5r; term not in OED)
Criticisms
Laven, P. J. "Life and Writings of William Thomas." M.A. dissertation.
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Anglo, Sydney. "`Our Extremist Shift is to Work by Policy,' William Thomas and Early Tudor Machiavellianism." The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (1984): 35-50. view record
Anglo, Sydney. "`Our Extremist Shift is to Work by Policy,' William Thomas and Early Tudor Machiavellianism." The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (1984): 35-50. view record
