Author
Manesca, John, approximately 1780-1838.
Publication Date
1846
Subject
Persian language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Persian language > Textbooks for foreign speakers > English. Manuscripts, Persian > New York (State) > New York.
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
15311695
Library Location
Online
Date
1846
Notes
Manuscript codex. Title from title page (f. 1r). Foliation: The added foliation in pencil, upper left verso, is backwards, 388-1, references in the record are to the added foliation. Layout: Number of lines varies, but chiefly laid out in one column. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Origin: Copy completed 18 June 1846 (f. 1r). Shelfmark: X892.8 M313. 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
Meggerdeesh Malik Mehrab, translator. مگردش ملک مهراب، translator. Manesca, John, approximately 1780-1838. Oral system of teaching living languages. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1237797842