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The Ladies Dictionary (1694)

The Ladies Dictionary (1694)
By:"N. H."
Published on 2010-01-01 by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

The ladies dictionary, being a general entertainment for the fair-sex was published in 1694 and offers around 1950 lexical and encyclopaedic entries, the great majority excerpted either verbatim or with some degree of abridgement or adaptation from other published books. It was the first substantial reference book to be published in England with women as its principal target audience, and was arguably the first alphabetically-arranged encyclopaedia to be published in English.

This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword ladies.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
By:"Michael Clarke"
Published on 2010-07-08 by Oxford University Press

Covers a wide range of terms from the visual art world, including materials, techniques, and important styles and periods. Revised and updated to reflect the recent development and expanded with new entries focusing primarily on modern and contemporary art materials and techniques.

This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword art.

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