The lexicon of architecture in the Diccionario de la Lengua Castellana (DRAE 1869-1884)

During the second half of the 19th century, the Real Academia Española focused more particularly on etymology, synonymy, technical terminology and neology. In the field of Fine Arts, the lexicon of architecture is one of the most important; this contribution studies the new entries relating to architecture in the dictionaries published in 1869 and 1884, with particular reference to their neological nature and to the lexicographic and textual sources of the entries.