Subject: Manuscripts, Chinese--Great Britain--Catalogs

Bibliotheca Lindesiana : Catalogue of Chinese books and manuscripts
AuthorCrawford, James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of, 1847-1913Edmond, John Philip, 1850-1906
PlaceAberdeen
PublisherAberdeen University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook (Holdings catalog)
SeriesBibliotheca Lindesiana
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberZ7059.L73 1895
Descriptionxi, 90 p. ; 26 cm.
NoteBibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of Chinese books and manuscripts.
Introduction by J. P. Edmond, librarian.
"100 copies printed. No. 18."
Now in the John Rylands library, Manchester (ms. note on t.p.)
"Foundation of the Collection was laid by the purchase en bloc of the valuable Chinese library belonging to M. Pierre Leopold Van Alstein, which was sold at Ghent in 1863 .... [supplemented from the library of Pauthier]..." etc.--Introduction.
Includes Chinese works by Jesuits, the Arte de la Lengua Mandarina by Varo, and other important works. Chinese characters are included in the index key.
LCCN05-30316