De Taprobane Insula Veteribus Cognita: Dissertatio (1852) [Latin]

By Christianus Lassen

Book Overview

De Taprobane Insula Veteribus Cognita: Dissertatio est opus Christiani Lasseni, professoris Sanscriti et linguarum orientalium in Academia Berolinensi, quod anno MDCCCLII editum est. In hoc libro, auctor investigat historiam insulae Taprobane, quae nunc Sri Lanka appellatur, et eius cognitio antiqua apud Graecos, Romanos, Arabes et Indos. Lassenus varias fontes et testimonia exponit, quae de Taprobane insula traduntur, et ea cum commentariis suis comparat. Inter alia, auctor enarrat de navigatione Pythagorae et Alexandri Magni in Taprobane, de commercio et cultura insulae, de religione et lingua eiusdem, de geographia et topographia, et de relationibus inter Taprobane et India. Hoc opus eruditione plenum est et valde utile ad intellegendam historiam et culturam Sri Lankae.This Book Is In Latin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 1160412855
• ISBN13: 9781160412858
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"