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The gentleman and lady's key to polite literature, or, A compendious dictionary of fabulous history
The gentleman and lady's key to polite literature, or, A compendious dictionary of fabulous history
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The gentleman and lady's key to polite literature, or, A compendious dictionary of fabulous history

Date1783
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The gentleman and lady's key to polite literature, or, A compendious dictionary of fabulous history : containing the characters, and principal actions, ascribed to the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. and the manner in which the ancients represented the deities & heroes, virtues and vices, in their paintings, statues and gems, together with some account of their poets, and references to the principal places mentioned in their works : intended for the assistance of those who would understand mythology, poetry, painting, statuary and theatrical entertainments, and particularly adapted to the use of Latin and French schools
Medium
Hardcover books
Dimensions[254] p.
Language
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131039913165D
Miscellanea ex diuersis historiographis, oratoribus, & poetis diligenti admod? labore excerpta : quibus varij hominum mores, exempla, proprietates, nomenclature? q[ue] brutor?, aui?, piscium, arbor?, syluarum, montium, fluuiorum, fontium, lacuu, region? deniq[ue] contin?tur : his & deor? quæ aut antiquitate, aut raritate, aut scitu digna videbantur adiecta s?t
Miscellanea ex diuersis historiographis, oratoribus, & poetis diligenti admod? labore excerpta : quibus varij hominum mores, exempla, proprietates, nomenclature? q[ue] brutor?, aui?, piscium, arbor?, syluarum, montium, fluuiorum, fontium, lacuu, region? deniq[ue] contin?tur : his & deor? quæ aut antiquitate, aut raritate, aut scitu digna videbantur adiecta s?t
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