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Egerton MS 933
- Record Id:
- 032-001984003
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001984003
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000057.0x000029
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 933
- Title:
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Malay and English vocabulary, 1731, and another of 1815. Translation of a Letter from J. P. Abel-Remusat to [Dr. A. Clarke ?] relative to the publication of the Gospel of Mark in Chinese by the British and Foreign Bible Society; dat. Paris, 6 Nov. 1812;-A Vocabulary of the Jaloff language, formed by J. Hill at Goree and Senegal, with a letter prefixed from Mr. Hill to Dr. Adam Clarke, dat. 23 Sept. 1809. Folio. [Bibl. Eg. 933.]
- Scope & Content:
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ff. 1r-23r: Kitab Malayo: a Malay and English Vocabulary, romanised, written by F. E. in 1731.
ff. 24v-25r: The Coblers End.
ff. 27r-31v: Another vocabulary of English and Malay, with part of a Journal, 1815: 'Ingatan Deri Pada Commissaries Gouverneur, Ingatang dery Bahasa Engres dan bahasa Malaijoe. 1815'. Containing a diary of events for the month of Oct. 1815, called 'Ingatang dery apa jang suda djadij harij-harij', perhaps from eastern Indonesia, including the arrival of news of the escape and return to France of 'Bonapartij' and the activities of several Dutch and Englishmen. Romanised, in a mixture of Dutch and English spellings, and includes a Malay and English vocabulary and phrasebook.
ff.32r-38v: Letter from J. P. Abel-Rémusat to Dr. A. Clarke, 1812: (translation), concerning the Chinese language.
ff. 39r-64r: Vocabulary of the Jaloff Language, by J. Hill, formed at Goree and Senegal, dated 27 September 1809, Sierra Leone, with a letter to Dr. A. Clarke, 1809 (ff. 40r-43r).
Dr Adam Clarke: Letters to, from J. P. Abel Remusat and J. Hill: 1812, 1809.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001984003
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001984003
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_933 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Malay - Scripts:
- Latin
Undetermined - Start Date:
- 1731
- End Date:
- 1815
- Date Range:
- 1731-1815
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- 64 ff., various papers and watermarks; 33 x 20 cm; half leather binding with marbled paper boards.
- Custodial History:
- No. LIV from the MSS collection of Revd. Dr Adam Clarke (d. 1833).
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from R. Baynes, 11 April 1842.
- Publications:
- M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p.106.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)