nicholas sims williams contribution frantz grenet (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. xxii + 143 pages of text & LXXII pages of colour plates : 32 cm. Contents Preface Abbreviations References List of documents Introduction 1. The birchbark letters (4th century) 1.1. Language and orthography Indian and dialectal vocabulary Orthography Morphology and syntax 1.2. The historical and geographical context of the birchbark letters (Frantz Grenet) 2. The parchment document (8th century) Text and translation 1. Letters written on birchbark 2. A late Bactrian contract written on parchment Epistolary formulae in the birchbark letters Table 1: Naming and greeting formulae Table 2: Introductory formula 1 Table 3: Introductory formula 2 Table 4: Introductory formula 3 Appendix: The Bactrian letters from Northern Afghanistan Commentary Glossary Indexes Reverse index Index of words List of Plates Plates I-LXXII.