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Add MS 26604
- Record Id:
- 040-002030364
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002030314
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000117.0x0000ad
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 26604
- Title:
- [Philological collections by William Erskine]
- Scope & Content:
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PHILOLOGICAL collections by William Erskine:-
1. A printed table showing "the form of the characters, pronunciation, andpower,ofthe Guzzerat alphabet", and a comparative vocabulary of Sanskrit, Latin, and English, ff. 2, 4.
2. Vocabulary of Catharine II, Empress of Russia, in Sanskrit, Mahratti, Kokani, and Hindustani. Imperfect . f. 9.
3. Bombay measures, and the planets, etc., f. 27.
4. Notes on the Zinigara or gipsy language, f. 32.
5. Grammar and vocabularies of the Kaffra, Singhalese, Turki, Monghol, and other languages, f. 42.
6. Notes on Circassian, old Indian, old Persian, etc., f. 77 b. Paper; early XIXth cent. Quarto.
William Erskine: Philological collections, translations, etc., from Oriental languages: 18th and 19th centt.
includes:
- ff. 2, 4, 27-31 Guzerat Province, Hindostan: Notes and collections on: 19th cent.
- ff. 4, 9 Sanskrit: Vocabularies of: circ. 1805.
- ff. 4-8 Philology: Comparisons of Sanskrit, Latin, and English words: 19th cent.
- f. 9 Mahratti Language: Notes and collections on, by W. Erskine: 1796-1810.
- ff. 9-26 Kokani Dialect family: Vocabulary: 19th cent.: Imperf.
- ff. 9-26 Dictionaries: Vocabulary of the Czarina Catharine II., in Sanskrit, Mahratta, Kokani, Hindustani and English: 19th cent.: Imperf.
- ff. 9-26 Catherine II of Russia: Oriental vocabulary of: 1810.: Imperf.
- ff. 29, 77 b Language and Literature of Persia: Notes and collections on, by W. Erskine: 1804, 1805, 1810.
- ff. 32-41 Gipsey Language: Notes on, by W. Erskine: 1810.
- f. 42 Kaffraria, S. Africa: Grammar and vocabulary of the language: 19th cent.
- f. 42 Mongol Language: Grammar and vocabulary: 19th cent.
- ff. 42-76 Dictionaries: Vocabularies of Kaffra, Singalese, Turki, Monghol, and other languages: 19th cent.
- f. 54 Singhalese Language: Grammar of, by W. Erskine: 1809.
- f. 58 Empire of Turkey: Grammar and vocabulary: 19th cent.
- f. 76 b Circassian Language: Notes on, by W. Erskine: 19th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002030314
040-002030364 - Is part of:
- Add MS 26555-26621 : The papers of Dr. John Leyden [ob. 1811] and William Erskine were presented by C. J. Erskine, Esq.
Add MS 26604 : [Philological collections by William Erskine] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002030314[0044]/040-002030364
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 26555-26621
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Hindustani
Manchu
Marathi
Mongolian
Sanskrit
Sinhalese
Uighur - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1796
- End Date:
- 1810
- Date Range:
- 1796-1810
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: ink on paper
Dimensions: Volume size: 297 mm x 239 mm
Dimensions: Page size: 288 mm x 230 mm
- Custodial History:
- William Erskine
- Finding Aids:
- The Manchu vocabulary is mentioned on page 26 of: W. Simon and H.G.H. Nelson, Manchu Books in London: A Union Catalogue (London: British Museum, 1977)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Catherine II, Empress of Russia
Empire of Turkey
Erskine, William, historian and orientalist, 1773-1852
Kokani Dialect, Family - Places:
- Guzerat Province, India
Kaffraria, South Africa