Bibliotheca Marsdeniana Philologica Et Orientalis: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts Collected with a View to the General Comparison of Languages,

by William Marsden

Book Overview

Amassed over a forty-year career, first with the East India Company in Sumatra and later with the Admiralty as its First Secretary, William Marsden's library, as revealed in this catalogue of 1827, was an invaluable collection. An expert in Asian languages, Marsden (1754-1836) published his catalogue to provide a basis for study into comparative linguistics and oriental literature. This work provides an insight into both the practice of book-collecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108047173
• ISBN13: 9781108047173
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.7"