Chinese lexicon, 1806

Mss.495.13.M52

Date: 1806 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, ca. 370 p.
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Abstract

A translation, with additions, by J. W., 1806, from Mentzel's Sylloge minutiarum lexici latino-sinico- characteristici ex autoribus et lexicis Chinensium eruta (Nuremberg, 1685). This volume was carefully compiled from lexicons and other Chinese books in their proper characters to which is prefixed a Chinese grammar.

Background note

Christian Mentzel was a German physician, naturalist, and philologist.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, ca. 370 p.

Provenance

Received from Peter S. Du Ponceau and accessioned, 1900 (5055).

Custodial history:

Bequeathed by Peter S. Du Ponceau, 1844.

Early American History Note

This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Dictionaries.

Subject(s)

  • Beyond Early America
  • Chinese characters.
  • Chinese language -- Grammar, Comparative
  • Chinese language -- Transliteration