Life The compiler of the Ἀνώνυμον Λεξικὸν Ῥητορικόν τὸ Κανταβριγενσε is entirely unknown. The work dates to the 15th century CE, a late phase of Byzantine scholarship. Its epithet "Cantabrigiense" denotes that the manuscript is held at Cambridge University [1].

Works The sole extant work is the Ἀνώνυμον Λεξικὸν Ῥητορικόν, a prose lexicon of rhetorical terms.

Significance This lexicon represents the enduring Byzantine tradition of scholarly lexicography. Such works were vital educational tools for studying classical Greek rhetoric, preserving technical terminology and references to ancient authors, and acting as repositories of ancient learning in the late medieval Greek world [1].

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=le/cis&highlight=lexicon