GUICHARD ESTIENNE LHarmonie Etymologique des Langues Hebraiq

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GUICHARD, ESTIENNE. L'Harmonie Etymologique des Langues Hebraique, Chaldaique, Syriaque, Grecque, Latine, Francoise, Italienne, Espagnole, Allemande, Flamande, Angloise, &c. [16], 480, 600-985, [32] pages. 8vo, contemporary vellum, spine darkened, minor discoloration on front cover; occasional light foxing, some light dampstaining at end. Paris: (Denis du Val for) Guillaume Pelé, 1631 [colophon dated 1606]

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Etymological treatise first published in 1606 in which Guichard concocted tortuous derivations from Hebrew roots to demonstrate that the languages of the world were ultimately descended from Hebrew. Steinschneider, Bibliographisches Handbuch 756.