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Extent
ca. 100 leaves : ill 25 cm.
Description
This manuscript dating from between 1817 and 1848 contains Robert Gilmor, Jr.'s transcription of the alphabets of various world languages with some accompanying brief descriptions and additional information. Several translated versions of The Lord's Prayer using these various languages are also found throughout the text. Languages he includes are Arabic, Armenian, Bali, Barman, Bengalley, Bulgarian, Chaldean, Chinese, Dalmatian, Egyptian [multiple forms], English [multiple forms], Ethiopic, Etruscan, Flemish, Georgian, German, Gothic, Greek, Hebrew, Huns, Japonese [Japanese], Irish, Italic, Lampoon, Latin, Malabaric, Nagari, Anglo-Norman, Persian [multiple forms], Phenician [Phoenician], Rejang, Roman, Runic, Russian, Samaritan, Saracen, Saxon, Sclavonian, Servian [multiple forms], Siamic [Thai], Syriac, Syro-Gallilean, Tamoulic [Tamil], Tartaric, Teutonic, Thibetan [Tibetan], Tyrian, Turkish, Welsh.
Note
Date range of publication derived from watermark on paper (1817) and death date of author (1848),Probably handwritten, includes blank pages between specimen pages.,Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848) of Baltimore, Maryland was a merchant, ship owner, East-Indian importer and collector who collected art, rare books, autographs, coins, antiquities, stamps, minerals and rocks.--Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America.
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mu:5366,isbn:
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