Elzevirn.

/ˈɛlzɪvə/

Forms: Also 1700s elzever, 1800s elziver.

Etymology: < the name (properly Elzevier, latinized Elzevirius) of a family of printers at Amsterdam, The Hague, Leyden, and Utrecht (1592–1680), famous chiefly for their editions of the classics, many of which are still valued by collectors.

1. Used attributively, e.g. in Elzevir edition, an edition published by one of the Elzeviers; formerly applied also to editions printed in the small neat form and with the kind of type adopted by them. Also absol. a book printed by one of the Elzeviers.

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1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 52. 335 The Poem I speak of..is just now published in a little Elzevir Edition.

1716 A. Pope Corr. Nov. (1956) I. 372 I..gave the boy a small bagg, containing three shirts and an Elzevir Virgil.

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. vi. 70 Some famous Elzivirs were picked up.

1842 C. G. F. Gore Fascination 126 Placing his spectacles in one of his pockets, and..one of his precious Elzevirs in the other.

2. Elzevir letter n. (also Elzevir type) The style of type used by the Elzeviers in their small editions of the classics; hence used as the name of a special form of printing types.

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1710 London Gaz. No. 4637/3 A neat Edition on an Elzever Letter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	elzevir
释义	Elzevirn. /ˈɛlzɪvə/ Forms: Also 1700s elzever, 1800s elziver. Etymology: < the name (properly Elzevier, latinized Elzevirius) of a family of printers at Amsterdam, The Hague, Leyden, and Utrecht (1592–1680), famous chiefly for their editions of the classics, many of which are still valued by collectors. 1. Used attributively, e.g. in Elzevir edition, an edition published by one of the Elzeviers; formerly applied also to editions printed in the small neat form and with the kind of type adopted by them. Also absol. a book printed by one of the Elzeviers. ΚΠ 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 52. 335 The Poem I speak of..is just now published in a little Elzevir Edition. 1716 A. Pope Corr. Nov. (1956) I. 372 I..gave the boy a small bagg, containing three shirts and an Elzevir Virgil. 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. vi. 70 Some famous Elzivirs were picked up. 1842 C. G. F. Gore Fascination 126 Placing his spectacles in one of his pockets, and..one of his precious Elzevirs in the other. 2. Elzevir letter n. (also Elzevir type) The style of type used by the Elzeviers in their small editions of the classics; hence used as the name of a special form of printing types. ΚΠ 1710 London Gaz. No. 4637/3 A neat Edition on an Elzever Letter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1710
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