Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary

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Welcome to the Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, a glossary of words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans. This learning resource incorporates the complete content of the 1849-edition of Anthony Rich's Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (referred to henceforth as RICH-1849. For the sake of brevity this project may be referred to as RICH-2K).

The mission of this learning resource:

1. Define the true meaning of all the terms, technical or otherwise, expressive of any particular object, artificial production, manual operation, etc., which can be submitted to ocular inspection.
2. Impart a distinct notion of that meaning, by exhibiting a virtual representation of the thing itself, faithfully copied from some classic original, thus presenting the same forms as the ancients were accustomed to look upon, and suggestive of the same ideas as they themselves conceived.
3. Furnish a general knowledge of the social customs, and every-day life, of the Romans and Greeks, in the shape of a vocabulary, containing all the written terms which have reference to such matters
4. All of this illustrated by a series of pictures, after their [= Romans and Greeks] own designs, of the dress they wore, the houses they lived in, the utensils they used, or the pursuits they followed, by which we may be said to acquire a sort of personal acquaintance with the people themselves, and to see them, as it were, in a glass, under the genuine characters, and familiar aspects, which they presented to one another.

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• Project description: A more detailed description of the project Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary. What is this project? What is it not?
• How to contribute: Although having Anthony Rich's articles (and images) as its foundation, this project is designed to be improved and expanded. Learn how you can help to improve this project.
• Classed Index 1849: Articles from RICH-1849 arranged by subject and in such a ways as to convey to the reader a comprehensive knowledge of everything pertaining to any given subject.
• Greek Index: A list of Greek words, with their Latin synonymes, under which the Greek terms are explained.
• Preface 1849: The original preface to the 1849-edition of Anthony Rich's Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon.