Author: KLAPROTH, HEINRICH JULIUS VON:
Title: Chrestomathie mandchou, ou recueil de textes mandchou destiné aux personnes qui veulent s'occuper de l'étude de cette langue. [Paris], imprimé par autorisation de Mgr. le Garde des Sceaux, à l'Imprimerie Royale, 1828.
Description: . Pp. xii, 24, (2), 25-100, (2), 101-273, errata (1). Text in Manchu and French. Contemporary half calf on marbled boards, flat spine gilt with title label. Old ownership signature on front paste down. Some browning in the corners of the first and last leaves. First edition. Klaproth (1783-1835) was a German orientalist and traveller who devoted his life to the study of Asian languages. He invented a new method of classifying different languages and dialects. This work consists of Manchu translations of various famous Chinese texts including the popular 12th century Taoist tract "Tai Shang Ying Pian" attributed to the Confucian scholar Lao Tse. Followed by "Éloge de la ville de Moukden" by the emperor Ch'ien-lung (Qianlong) which he wrote after his visit to Mukden (Shenyang) in 1743 to honour the tomb of his ancestors. Included is the "Treaty of Peace between China and Russia" ratified in 1728, and a chapter on the Mongol empire. Manchu, one of the official languages of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911), is an endangered Tungusic language (Tungus) spoken in northeastern China. Cordier BS 2755. Löwendahl 1529. Lust 1074. Zenker BO ii, 6926.

Keywords: East Asia, chinese, mandchu, tungus, china, chine, kina, language, langue, linguistic, asia, asien, asie, asiatic, exploration, travel,


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