1. Introduction
2. The classical heritage I: philology and lexicography;
3. The classical heritage II: Henri Estienne and his world;
4. Vernacular heritages I: Germany and the Netherlands 1500-1618
5. Vernacular heritages II: England to circa 1650
6. Vernacular heritages III: England and Scandinavia, circa 1650-1675
7. Postclassical heritages: du Cange and his world
8. Shared heritages: polyglot and universal dictionaries
Conclusion
Bibliography.