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John Considine (ed.). 2019. The Cambridge World History of Lexicography .
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International Journal of Lexicography, 34
(2): 265-276 
Online version: 
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John Considine (ed), 2019. The Cambridge World History of Lexicography. 
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xii + 961 pages. ISBN 978-1-107-17886-1 
hardback. 155 USD. 
1. Introduction 
The Cambridge World History of Lexicography
(henceforth referred to as 
The Cambridge 
WHL
), edited by renowned lexicographer John Considine, seeks to provide a comprehensive 
approach to world lexicography from a historical perspective. The volume is divided into four 
parts or overarching themes, each of which covers a particular relevant period or tradition 
within the history of world lexicography: (1) The Ancient World, (2) The Pre-Modern World, 
(3) The Modern World Continuing Traditions, and (4) The Modern World: Missionary and 
Subsequent Traditions.
The Cambridge WHL
may likely not have been an easy task to embark on. There is a 
myriad of factors that need to be jointly considered, on both the geographical and historical 
axes. More specifically, it is essential for a work of this scope and ambition to tend towards that 
opaque, sometimes utopian feature that as linguists we have all come to fear—
‘representativeness,’ as the inclusion of equitable, proportionate information across domains 
considering the actual resources at hand (e.g. materials, methods). Acknowledging that such an 
ambitious project may be tackled from virtually endless perspectives, the path followed by 
The 
Cambridge WHL 
exudes dedication, hard work, and carefully made decisions which 
simultaneously concern the overall approach and the choice of spatiotemporally well-framed 
topics—needless to mention the applicability and accessibility of the book itself. Even though 
The Cambridge WHL 
can most definitely be used as a handbook (e.g. for consultation of 
specific chapters), some readers may also enjoy perusing it from start to finish.
Unlike the prototypical compilation-like handbook, 
The Cambridge WHL
tends to flow 
organically from one section to the subsequent, which potentially allows the reader to build on 
their prior knowledge of the history of lexicography. In the Introduction section, it is claimed 
that ‘the present volume, by contrast [with previous approaches], seeks to tell a story’ and, thus, 
‘a good way to read it would be as a story, starting at the beginning and going on to the end’ (p. 
2). This holds especially true for Part I, dedicated to the most relevant ancient world’s 
civilisations—Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient and Coptic Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient India, 
and the Greco-Roman World. All said chapters introduce underlying concepts on the role of 
lexicography in ancient societies, as well as its relationship with language and the formal study 
thereof. In this respect, reflexions arise on the anthropological foundations of lexicography, 
considering that its emergence in bears striking commonalities across (non-globally 
interconnected) ancient civilisations. 
Prior to proceeding with the summary of contents, it may be relevant to pinpoint that 
The 
Cambridge WHL
demonstrates genuine willingness to be inclusive of virtually every 
civilisation in the world (documentation permitting). The specific fit of lexicography into the 
wider field of linguistics has oftentimes remained vague. In this respect, the Introduction section 
states that ‘the relationship of lexicography and other kinds of language study has […] been 
touched on very lightly’ (p. 6). Likewise, the scope of the term 
lexicography 
itself is also 
embraced in its entirety, as the ‘making [of] lists of words and their equivalents or 



interpretations’ (also on p. 6). While it might well be that some specialised scholars could 
perceive instances or either under- or overrepresentation for particular civilisations included in 
The Cambridge WHL
, the intended inclusiveness of this volume appears to be beyond all 
reasonable doubt.
2. Summary of contents 
As mentioned earlier, the volume under review is comprised of four distinct parts, in which 
smooth transitions between chapters tend to be the norm. Specifically, Part I covers the 
emergence of lexicography in the ancient world. This ranges from the ancient civilisations of 
Mesopotamia to the Greco-Roman world, with Ancient and Coptic Egypt, Ancient China, and 
Ancient India being tackled in between. Part II focuses on what the volume refers to as ‘the pre-
modern world,’ as it serves the purpose of covering a broad, long-lived gap essential to 
understanding the gradual transition from the ancient spheres to modernness. This includes 
China (c. 600-1700), India and Tibet (c. 500-1750), the Arabic-speaking world (until the early 
1800s), Hebrew (c. 1650), so-called ‘Chinese periphery’ (until the early 1800s), Turkic 
languages and Persian (until the early 1700s), Byzantine Greek, Medieval Latin Christendom, 
and early modern Western and Central Europe. The aforementioned sections constitute the core 
of the volume under review, and they are preceded by a Table of Contents, a List of 
Contributors, the Editor’s Acknowledgements, and the Introduction (which shapes a powerful 
statement of intent in and of itself). The core sections are immediately followed by two 
Appendices (containing, respectively, a glossary of language varieties and an essential 
biography of the lexicographers cited), an extensive list of sources (sorted into two groups, 
either primary or secondary), and an index of terms. In the following subsections, I will review 
each of the core parts as well as the articles included therein. It must be noted that, while I have 
adhered to the order of the major sections in the volume, the order in which some of the articles 
appear within each section has in some cases been modified for consistency and clarity. 
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