Lexicographical Neighbors of Contes
Literary usage of Contes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Summary of the Literatures of Modern Europe: (England, France, Germany by Marian Edwardes (1907)
"DITS ET contes : RELIGIOUS, DIDACTIC, SATIRICAL, ETC. ... Other works— Li contes
dou Pel. On the avarice of Lords and Prelates, in allegorical form ; Pel, ..."
2. The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-taylor of London, from A.D by Henry Machin, John Gough Nichols (1848)
"the contes of Rutland at ... my lade the contes of Rutland, with xxx clarkes and
prestes ... contes ..."
3. The Standard Operas, Their Plots and Their Music by George Putnam Upton (1914)
"Les contes de Hoffmann " Les contes de Hoffmann " (" Tales of Hoffmann "), a
lyric opera arranged in prologue, three acts or scenes, and epilogue, ..."
4. Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum by British Museum Dept. of Manuscripts, Harry Leigh Douglas Ward, John Alexander Herbert (1883)
"Each volume contains the entry, " Ex Bibliotheca D. Crozat," and the signatures
of two subsequent owners, D. Ronay and BH Bright. contes ET ..."