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Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur
Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur , 1610–88, French medieval historian and philologist. He is principally known for his Glossarium mediae et infimae Latinitatis [glossary of medieval and late Latin] (1678). It remains the greatest collection ever made of the forms of early medieval Latin and of the oldest Romance languages. |
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"Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DuCange.html "Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DuCange.html |
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Du Cange, Charles Dufresne
Du Cange, Charles Dufresne (1610–88), French historian and philologist. His Glossarium and scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis (1678) remains the main complete dictionary of Late Latin. It was followed in 1688 by a similar work on Low Greek.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Du Cange, Charles Dufresne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Du Cange, Charles Dufresne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DuCangeCharlesDufresne.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Du Cange, Charles Dufresne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DuCangeCharlesDufresne.html |
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