The ''Manipulus Vocabulorum'' is an English-to-Latin dictionary that was produced in the 16th century; it is the first English rhyming dictionary. The ''Manipulus Vocabulorum'' was published by

Peter Levens Peter Levens (1552-1587) was an English lexicographer. He was born in Yorkshire, and attended Magdalen College. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford University. He was a contemporary of John Withals, Richard Huloet Rich ...

in 1570. It was reprinted in parallel editions in 1867 by the

Camden Society The Camden Society was a text publication society founded in London in 1838 to publish early historical and literary materials, both unpublished manuscripts and new editions of rare printed books. It was named after the 16th-century antiquary a ...

, the

Early English Text Society The Early English Text Society (EETS) is a text publication society founded in 1864 which is dedicated to the editing and publication of early English texts, especially those only available in manuscript. Most of its volumes contain editions of ...

, and the Philological Society.

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* The

reprint of th
''Manipulus vocabulorum'' (1867)
at the Internet Archive. * The

reprint of th
''Manipulus vocabulorum'' (1867)
at Hathitrust.
Manipulus Vocabulorum: a Rhyming Dictionary from the 16th Century
at the Public Domain Review.
Write Like a Thespian With the Manipulus Vocabulorum, a 16th Century Rhyming Dictionary
in the Smithsonian Magazine (2014). {{Authority control Latin dictionaries English dictionaries 16th-century books