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Reference code
GB 891 TM-TM/9-TM/9/5
Title
Chinese notebook with Chinese/English language and grammar comparisons
Date(s)
- [1807-1817] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 notebook with 4 loose inserts
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Scope and content
Chinese notebook, small, green cloth covered. Contains notes on Chinese grammar and language with comparisons with English language; comments on the use of Greek in Homer's Iliad. Back cover has pencil sketch of [Tibetan/Chinese house]. Loose sheets include 2 drafts of a love poem dated 15 October 1812; some Latin sentences; title "Notes on Lassa" with mathematical calculations on reverse.
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Language of material
- English
- Chinese
- Latin