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              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/41 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Black soft cover notebook, ruled with white pages, handwritten in ink. Multiple inserts. Identified as West 41 in de Menasce handlist.
              Contents: Detailed contents list of the Rivayat of Darab Hormazyar. The pages indicated are those of BU 29 (no. 29 of the Parsi MSS. in the Bombay University Library).

              Inserts: De Menasce has inserted in this volume a concordance between the pagination of this MS and of some other, and the incipit and colophon of a Persian Rivayat written by an oriental hand. Also folios outlining the history of Parsis migration and settlement

              West Edward William 1824-1905
              GB 891 EWW · Fonds · 1844 - 1905

              The Papers of Edward William West reflect his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism. The majority are handwritten notebooks and other manuscripts in which he did his work. These often have many inserts. There are also loose handwritten notes, some correspondence and some printed material.

              West Edward William 1824-1905 Translator of Pahlavi Texts, Engineer
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/38 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Green-blue soft cover notebook with ruled pages, hand written in ink. In poor condition. Several inserts. Identified as West 38 in de Menasce handlist.
              Contents: Notes touching on Iranian chronology, chiefly from Colophons.

              Inserts:

              • Several scraps of paper with years in AY counting system with corresponding page numbers and MS. Numbers
              • part of an envelope with the title "Kolophon at the end of Vend. In D.H.'s old MS" written in pencil, title possibly written by another hand
              • scrap of paper with calculations about L4
              West Edward William 1824-1905
              Notes on Iranian Onomastica
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/39 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Blue soft cover notebook with ruled pages, hand written in ink. Fragile. Several inserts. Identified as West 39 in de Menasce handlist.
              Contents: Iranian Onomastics; list of Parsi men's and women's names and surnames; a short note on West's methods of approximating dates for certain names he has identified.

              Inserts:

              • Kolophon of Wilson MS. N. 5 [. . .] in Pazand
              • scrap of paper with more names and dates
              • A very short part by part summary of Varstamansan
              • Print book review Iranisches Namenbuch by Justi F. (1895) reviewed by Paul Horn 1896
              • "Note on the era of the Parsis" by E.W. West ("Original English Text of a French Article in Le Museon, Vol V (1886) pp131 -2 published at Louvain in Belgium")
              • folio with "Colophons written in Persia"
              • folio with "K43 Colophons"
              West Edward William 1824-1905
              Manuscripts
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1 · Series · [1844] - 1905
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.

              West Edward William 1824-1905 Translator of Pahlavi Texts, Engineer
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/65 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              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
              West Edward William 1824-1905