A Manuscript Russian-Chinese-Manchu Dictionary (from before 1737) in T.S. Bayer’s Papers in Glasgow University Library. Part II: Notes on the Manchu and Chinese Lexica and the Transcription of Manchu-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Manuscript Russian-Chinese-Manchu Dictionary (from before 1737) in T.S. Bayer’s Papers in Glasgow University Library. Part II: Notes on the Manchu and Chinese Lexica and the Transcription of Manchu

Published:2023-01-27 Issue:2 Volume:8 Page:3-35
ISSN:2410-0145
Container-title:Written Monuments of the Orient
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Author:

Crowther Alice

Abstract

This article is the second part of a two-part presentation of an anonymous Russian-Chinese-Manchu manuscript dictionary from before 1737 held in the papers of T.S. Bayer (16941738) in Glasgow University Library. It examines the annotations found on sixty of the dictionarys 217 pages. These annotations use a mixture of Cyrillic and Latin script to give the pronunciation of the Chinese and Manchu entries. The article also discusses otherwise unattested Chinese and Manchu lexical entries found in the dictionary, and the use of popular variant character forms in the Chinese entries.

Publisher

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Subject

Literature and Literary Theory,Religious studies,History,Conservation

Link

https://journals.eco-vector.com/2410-0145/article/viewFile/114834/pdf

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