The Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon, or…
1286 CE
The Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon, or Catholicon (from the Greek word for universal), a Latin dictionary, will found wide use throughout Christendom.
Some of the entries contain encyclopedic information, and a Latin grammar is also included.
The work has been created by John Balbi (Johannes Januensis de Balbis), of Genoa, a Dominican, who finishes it on March 7, 1286.
The work will serve in the late Middle Ages to interpret the Bible "correctly".
The educated citizen can gather from it the substantial knowledge of his time.
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