Stuk 12.13 - Notebook kept by John Wordsworth: 'Latin Phrase Book'

1 vol., half-bound, c. 200 x 135 x 27 mm. Free endpaper and 4 ff. unnumbered at front; original pagination 49-197; modern pagination 199-381; 1 free endpaper.

Fuller title given on page facing verso of front free endpaper: 'Latin Phrase Book - Remarks on Errors to be avoided in writing Latin.' Note below: 'Mem. to preserve the remainder of the book'. Both notes written out again two ff. on.

Phrases noted down alphabetically, beginning with 'G'. Margin drawn to the left of each page, in which the English phrase required is written; related notes, including apposite quotations from Latin authors, take up the main part of the page.

p. 165: 'Remarks on errors common in modern Latinity and list of words and phrase to be avoided in writing Latin.

p. 166 onwards: 'Addenda'. From p. 178 onwards these are arranged alphabetically.

p. 277 onwards: alphabetical index.

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