Letter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales, to clarify the first line of the inscription which contains the Buddhist creed 'ye dharmā hetuprabhava' in that the engraver omitted three words. The date of this inscription is the 4th century. The alphabet is Pallava rather than Gupta. Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 7 March 1939.
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Copy of a letter from E.H.Johnston (Edward Hamilton Johnston) to John Allan, concerning a Chinese correspondent in Paris, Lin Li-Kouang, who has found a number of references in the Chinese translations which explain satisfactorily Quaritch Wales's Kedah inscription, some of which occur in texts of the Madhyamika school. He further elucidates various aspects of the inscription. Typed letter, 2 pieces, 2 sides, dated 31 January 1939.
Johnston Edward Hamilton 1885-1942Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales, concerning the translation of the Buddhist inscription (from Wales enlarged hand copy) "Ye Dhamma Hetuprabhava" dated to 800 A.D. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 19 August 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales concerning the identification of the inscriptions sent by Quaritch Wales. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 24 July 1939.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales concerning the deciphering of Sanskrit inscriptions sent on photographs by Quaritch Wales, containing possibly the quotation of Buddhist texts. Handwritten, 2 sides, 2 pieces, dated 25 February 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales in reply to Wales' letter on 7 July 1938 with the suggestion that Wales send another set of the photographs of [Buddhist] inscriptions to Dr. N.P. Chakravarti, Government epigraphist for India, for further and clearer information. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 5 August 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales, to send a translation and transcript of the inscription sent by Quaritch Wales (see QW/6/1/10). Handwritten, 2 sides, 2 pages including the translation, dated 07 April 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales, to give his permission to publish the translation and transcript of the inscription sent by Quaritch Wales. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 07 June 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1958Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales to accept for publication an article concerning Wales' exploration in Malaya in 1937. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 7 October 1938.
Vogel Jean Philippe 1871-1951Letter from Leonard J.Robbins (signed Peter) to Dorothy and Quaritch Wales concerning his forthcoming vacation and to send the Wales some summer reading. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 7 August 1975. With the letter are newspaper clippings of copies thereof: New York Times 25 August 1974, 'Technology is Forcing History to Change'; New York Times July 1975 'Antiques: Asian Pottery, Ceramics From Bronze Age and Later are in provocative Brooklyn Show'; New York Times 3 August 1975, partial letter concerning dating'.
Leonard J.Robbins