Manuscript of 'Vocabularios ex quo'

Henricus Zacharias (active1448 -)

British Library

1448

Latin-Middle High German dictionary. Finished on Feb 23rd, 1448, probably in Austria. In contemporary binding. A paper label laid down on the spine bears the inscription 'Henr Zach Proca/ Vocabular / Latino-germ/ 1448' in a 19th-century hand. This work was donated by Campbell Dodgson, who presented 10 works on paper to the British Museum through the Art Fund between 1907 and 1928 and bequeathed a large collection of etchings by William Strang in 1952.

• Medium: paper, leather
• Dimensions: 26 x 17 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1928
• Presented by Campbell Dodgson through The Art Fund

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