the first colossus of the Spanish language

It was in August 1713. Home of the Marquis of Villena , in Madrid's Plaza de las Descalzas , a group of heroes came together in the spirit and commitment to defend and maintain the Spanish language. They created the Royal Spanish Academy whose constitution a year after King Philip V sealed .

Positions the first foundations of the company, those illustrated decided it was to go from words to action and went to work in a dictionary to fix , clean up and give glory to our language .

For thirteen years , between 1726 and 1739 , were drafted that work that eventually would reach the thirty-seven thousand references of Spanish words , all endorsed by a top-notch author ( Lope , Quevedo , Cervantes, among many others) , ie an 'authority' . Therefore, the work would be called Dictionary of Authorities . A top-notch work that even today, three hundred years later, is a real treat , a gift , our culture .

Thus, coinciding with the hundred birthday of the Royal Academy , the institution has put on sale a facsimile edition of the book (published by JdeJ Editors ) in two versions, the popular and luxury .

The popular consists of six volumes , the publication will take place as follows : Volumes I and II , October 2013 , volume III , November; volume IV, February 2014 : Volume V, March 2014 , and Volume VI , April 2014. The price per volume is 29.90 euros . Its binding is rustic . Each issue is between six hundred and eight hundred pages .

As for the deluxe version , the release schedule is as follows: Volumes I and II , October 2012; volumes III and IV , November , and volumes V and VI , December. The price of the complete work is of 1,188 euros. The binding is in imitation leather, hard cover , sewn with yarn plant , stamping old gold ingots and aniline dyed edges , halters and keep fantasy .

The popular version can be purchased in bookstores and www.facsimilesrae.com , website where there is also an introductory offer for the deluxe version.