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.
Christian Mentzel was a German physician, naturalist, and philologist.
Provenance
Received from Peter S. Du Ponceau and accessioned, 1900 (5055).
Custodial history:Bequeathed by Peter S. Du Ponceau, 1844.
General physical description
1 volume, ca. 370 p.
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.
Genre(s)
- Dictionaries.
Subject(s)
- Beyond Early America
- Chinese characters.
- Chinese language--Grammar, Comparative
- Chinese language--Transliteration