A geographical dictionary in six languages. This volume contains the first 5 juan (卷) of a 24 juan work, arranged as 4 silk-covered parts together in a western binding. Entries run from right to left. The place-name is given first in Manchu script, followed by a description of the location and i...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, Oirat, Tibetan, and Uighur
Date Range:
c 1766
Extent:
4 parts bound together in 1 volume; total of 169 folios.
"The Mirror of the Manchu Language", pentaglot dictionary compiled during the Qianlong period. In Manchu; Tibetan (a translation of the Manchu in Tibetan script, with transliteration and pronunciation of Tibetan words given in Manchu script); Mongol (translation of the Manchu in Mongolian script)...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, and Uighur
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
32 fascicles and 4 supplementary fascicles bound together as 6 volumes