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Dictionaire de la langue huronne necessaire a cevx qui n'ont l'intelligence d'icelle

Sagard, Gabriel · 1632 · A Paris, Chez Denys Moreav · 26 pictures

A 1632 Paris dictionary by Gabriel Sagard, published by Denys Moreau, for French speakers learning the Huron (Wyandot) language of North America. Its pictures are decorative printers' ornaments: a woodcut initial letter C set in foliage, a symmetrical cartouche with an oval medallion and scrolls, and two horizontal strips of acanthus-like leafy scrollwork. A designer could take from them the look of early modern French border and headpiece ornament, with its dense interlaced leaves and symmetrical framing.

French language · Wyandot language

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