Anglo-Latin Phrases: A Dictionarie of English and Latine Idiomes by William Walker

The fifth edition of William Walker’s A Dictionarie of English and Latine Idiomes, printed in London by W. Horton in 1690, is a fascinating example of seventeenth-century educational literature. Written by the English schoolmaster William Walker of Grantham, traditionally associated with the education of Isaac Newton, this work was designed to assist young scholars in translating English expressions into classical Latin.

Featuring an engraved title page, the dictionary presents English and Latin phrases in parallel columns, arranged alphabetically under various subject headings. Drawing upon classical authors including Cicero and Ovid, alongside Erasmus and biblical sources, Walker provides a practical and scholarly resource for the study of Latin idiom and composition.

The volume has been rebound in contemporary oatmeal-coloured buckram, offering  minimalist and elegant design. The front and rear boards feature delicate linear embossing, while the spine is decorated with raised bands and ornamental tooling, finished with the shortened English title, Anglo-Saxon Phrases, in gilt.

An appealing addition to a collection of early dictionaries, classical scholarship or seventeenth-century educational works, this volume offers an insight into the teaching and study of Latin in early modern England.

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