Queries by Douce about the Chinese language, with answers, written in about A.D. 1800
File
MS. Douce 75
Held at the Weston Library
The answers are:
- in Portuguese by father Marchini
- translated into French by the abbé Devay.
A note by Douce, dated 1805, states that a mr. Lance forwarded the queries to China.
About half the book is blank.
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1800
Extent
21 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Portuguese
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 75
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21649
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk