Los Iriarte y el estudio del léxico del siglo XVIII.

Juan de Iriarte y Cisneros and his nephews, Bernardo, Tomás and Domingo de Iriarte y Nieves-Ravelo formed one of the most important intellectual groups of the eighteenth century Spain. Some of the manuscripts left to us are interesting for historical lexicology and lexicography. On the one hand, they can provide data on the development of both disciplines on the stage; on the other, and above all, they provide knowledge of the Spanish lexicon of the time. Our review will provide information about unknown works, and also show how the political and social ascension of the Iriartes was linked to their philological projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]