Author
Manesca, John, approximately 1780-1838.
Publication Date
1846
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian > New York (State) > New York. Persian language > Textbooks for foreign speakers > English. Persian language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Type
Document
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
386 leaves : paper ; 252 x 195 (250 x 90) mm, bound to 262 x 210 mm manuscript
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Record ID
ht102861223
Library Location
Online
Date
1846
Notes
Shelfmark: X892.8 M313. Origin: Copy completed 18 June 1846 (f. 1r). Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Layout: Number of lines varies, but chiefly laid out in one column. Foliation: The added foliation in pencil, upper left verso, is backwards, 388-1, references in the record are to the added foliation. Title from title page (f. 1r). Manuscript codex. Also available as a digital facsimile. Modern cloth binding.
Sample Text
Adaptation into Persian of an Oral system of teaching living languages. The original is for teaching French. This adaptation is for teaching or learning Persian using the same system and the same vocabulary as the French. The first 30 lessons show both Persian and English translations. The second 30 lessons are lists of Persian words with no translations. The translator's name is Romanized several different ways on the title pages.
Erişim ve Kullanım
Digital version available with no restrictions
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Manesca, John, approximately 1780-1838. Oral system of teaching living languages. Meggerdeesh Malik Mehrab, translator. مگردش ملک مهراب، translator. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1237797842