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Du Cange mastered languages in order to pursue his main scholarly interests, medieval and Byzantine history. He corresponded voluminously with his fellow scholars. His great historical and linguistic knowledge was complemented by equally deep learning in archaeology, geography and law. In addition to
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that he published ten years later, has gone through numerous editions and revisions and is still consulted frequently by scholars today. Du Cange's pioneering work distinguished medieval Latin and Greek from their earlier classical forms, marking the beginning of the study of the historical
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his glossaries, he produced important new editions of Byzantine historians and a number of other works. His extensive history of
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Dictionaries in Early Modern Europe: Lexicography and the Making of Heritage
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Considine, John (2008). "Post-classical heritages: Du Cange and his world".
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searchable full-text online edition, by the École nationale des chartes
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7-volume (1840-1850) on the Stanford University Library website
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Monument of Dufresne Du Cange at the René Goblet Square, Amiens
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Glossarium manuale ad scriptores mediae et infimae Latinitatis
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Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae Graecitatis
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Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae Graecitatis
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images online on the French National Library's website
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Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae Latinitatis
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