Delphin Classics
Preserved but no longer current.
A set of Latin classics edited m France by thirty-nine scholars, under the superintendence of Montausier, Bossuet, and Huet, for the use of the Dauphin (Lat. m usum Delphim}, i.e. the son of Louis XIV, called the Grand Dauphin. They were first published in 1674, and their chief value consists in their verbal indexes or concordances.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Delphin Classics” mean?
A set of Latin classics edited m France by thirty-nine scholars, under the superintendence of Montausier, Bossuet, and Huet, for the use of the Dauphin (Lat. m usum Delphim}, i.e. the son of Louis XIV, called the Grand Dauphin. They were first published in 1674, and their chief value consists in their verbal indexes or concordances.
Is “Delphin Classics” formal or informal?
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