Author: Cave BeckPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The universal character, by which all the nations in the world may understand one anothers conceptions
Author: Cave BeckThe universal character
Author: The Universal Character
Author: Cave BeckUniversal Character by Which All Nations in the World May Understand One Another's Conceptions
Author: Cave BeckPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781497976955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1657 Edition.
The Universal Character, by which All the Nations in the World May Understand One Anothers Conceptions, Reading Out of One Common Writing Their Own Mother Tongues, Etc
Author: Cave BECKThe description and explanation of a 'universal character'; or, manner of writing, that may be intelligible to the inhabitants of every country
Author: DescriptionThe Universal Character
Author: Cave BeckCave Beck - the Universal Character
Author: Andrew DrummondPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The 'Universal Character' by Cave Beck, M.A., schoolmaster of Ipswich, was printed in 1657. It was a very early attempt at a language "by which all the Nations in the World may understand one another". His new language was simple in design, but more than a little odd in execution. Every page of his 8,000-word dictionary holds little gems of long-forgotten English - 'adust', 'an ouche collar' ,'a gammot or incision knife', 'the brayne tunnel'; not forgetting of course 'the night mare - a disease'.Despite its quirkiness - and the slapdash efforts of the printer - Beck's Universal Character is still considered important as oneof the first of its kind in Europe.The work has now been transcribed from the original publication, complete with all the author's oversights and the printer's mistakes. A foreword places Beck's work in context, explaining its structure and contents. Anyone interested in the 17th century will find here a gold-mine of words and underlying thoughts
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