DU CANGE, Charles DU FRESNE. Glossarium ad scriptores. Lyon, Anisson, Jean Posuel, et Claude Rigaud, 1688. 2 vol. in-folio in continuous pagination. Contemporary vellum, cold-stamped medallion at center of boards, cold-stamped filleting, ribbed spines, title-pieces. First edition illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Giffart and an engraved hors-texte plate featuring twelve vignettes with explanatory leaflet. Typographical mark by Anisson on the title page. Two-column printing. Includes "Omissa et addenda in glossario mediæ et infimæ græcitatis" at the end of volume II. Famous dictionary of medieval Latin. Brunet II, 851. Titlepieces scratched, endpaper detached, vellum on flyleaves partly retracted. False title leaf detached.

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