Cowell’s dictionary quickly generated controversy with its criticism ... In 1610, James I issued a royal proclamation suppressing the book and ordering all copies to be burned. Despite the order, a ...

Dictionary of Fine Distinctions merits study at your leisure. Burnstein describes his little volume as “Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning.

Purcell also points to Hieronymus: Omnium Operum, an academic commentary on the Bible, published in Basle, Switzerland, in ...