File EWW/1/65 - Extracts and Notices on Iranian and Indian subjects

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GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/65

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Extracts and Notices on Iranian and Indian subjects

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  • [1844 - 1905] (Creation)

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1 notebook

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West Edward William 1824-1905

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Description: Brown hardcover notebook with white ruled pages, handwritten in pencil and ink. Several inserts. Identified as West 67 in de Menasce handlist.

Contents: Extracts and notices from readings on Iranian and Indian Subjects

  • Ferguson's Illustrations of Rock-cut temples of India
  • Translations by Captain Fell of Sanskrit I
  • Dr. Haug's Zand, Pahlavi and Pazand MSS
  • Anquetil-Duperron's account of his MSS
  • MSS in East India Library, London = L
  • MSS in British Museum Library, London = L. b.
  • MSS in Bibliotheque Imperiale de Paris = P
  • MSS in Bodleaine & Radcliffe libraries at Oxford = O.b. & O.r
  • MSS. of Burnouf, Wilson, Westegaard, Mullah Firur, etc
  • Notes on MSS of Zand texts from Westergaard's preface to Zend-Avesta
  • Summaries of inscriptions and articles from different Asiatic journals and books ("Ker Porters Travels," "Asiatic researcher," "Journal. Asiatique," "Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society," "Histoire genereal des Voyage" Vol 1 & 3. by Prevost)
  • Summary and transcription from some "Zand & Pahlavi MSS. at Kopenhagen University Library
  • E. Thompson's transcript of two Inscription at Persepolis" J.R.A.S 1868 pp.355 - 6
  • Pahlavi Grammar
  • Greek inscriptions

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  • English
  • Ancient Greek
  • Pahlavi

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