‎Philologie‎

‎"RASK, RASMUS.‎

‎Original handwritten and signed letter for ""Hochzuverehrende Herren!"" (= Verein für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Westphalens). - [ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE MASTER OF PHILOLOGERS]‎

‎Dated ""Kopenhagen d. 13. Septbr. 1828."" 1 1/2 p. 4to. In German. In the letter Rask expresses great gratitude for having been announced ""Ehrenmitglied [= honorary member] des Vereins für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Westphalens"""" the membership is effectuated from the 7th of August 1827, and Rask has received the diploma the same day as the letter is written. He describes what a great honor it is for him, and thanks the society many times, expressing his wish to be of use to them. He tells about his love for Scandinavian literature and his membership of the ""nordischen Ges."" and ""isländischen liter. Gesellschaft."" He wishes to live up to the responsibility this diploma gives him, ""[u]m aber etwas für die germanische Literatur oder Alterthums-/ kunde leisten zu können, bedarf ich viel mehr Hilfe von andern/ als ich solche zu geben im Stande bin."" He is currently working on an ""altsächsische Grammatik"", very much similar to his angelsachsische and friesische, but to be able to finish it properly, he is in want of an ""Abschrift des bekannten Bamberger Codex von/ der Evangelienharmonie, der gerade des beträchtlichste Stück von diesem Dialekt ist."" He has, however without luck, tried to get a hold of one and is now asking the society if they can be helpful.‎

‎With address and paper-seal on verso. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Letters from Rask are of the greatest rarity.‎

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‎DIRINGER, DAVID.‎

‎The Alphabet. A Key to the History of Makind. Foreword by Ellis Minns.‎

‎London, N.Y., n.d. (ca. 1948). Orig. full cloth. 607 pp. Richly illustrated. With stamp.‎

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‎PETERMAN, JUL. HENR.‎

‎Brevis Linguae Samaritanae. Grammatica, Litteratura, Chrestomathia cum Glossario. (&) Brevis Linguae Chaldaicae. Grammatica, Litteratura, Chrestomathia cum Glossario. (&) Brevis Linguae Arabicae. Grammatica, Litteratura, Chrestomathia cum Glossario. E...‎

‎Berlin, Eichler, 1867-73. Small 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf, gilt back. First hinge loose. VII,85,82VI,88,98(6),136,112 pp. A little brownspotted. From the library of Johs. Pedersen.‎

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‎SPIEGELBERG, WILHELM.‎

‎Demotische Grammatik.‎

‎Heidelberg, Carl Winther, 1925. 4to. Bound with orig. printed wrappers in fine cont. hmorocco, raised bands, gilt back. XVI,256 pp.‎

‎The original printing.‎

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‎YUTANG, LIN.‎

‎Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Use.‎

‎Hong Kong, (Mc. Graw-Hill), 1972. Royal8vo. Orig. full cloth. Dustjacket with tear. Fine. LXVI,1720 pp.‎

Référence libraire : 29533

‎STEINDORFF, GEORG.‎

‎Lehrbuch der Koptischen Grammatik.‎

‎Chicago, Univ. of Chicago Press, (1951). Royal8vo. Orig. full cloth. XVI,250 pp.‎

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‎LEWIS, G.L.‎

‎Turkish Grammar.‎

‎Oxford, Clarendon Press, (1975). Orig. full cloth with dustjacket. XXIV,303 pp.‎

Référence libraire : 29571

‎KREUTEL, RICHARD F.‎

‎Osmanisch-Türkische Chrestomathie.‎

‎Wiesbaden, Harrossowitz, 1965. XXII,284 pp.‎

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‎ERMAN, ADOLF.‎

‎Neuaegyptische Grammatik. Zweite, völlig umgestaltete Auflage. Geschrieben von W. Erichsen.‎

‎Leipzig, Engelmann, 1933. 4to. Solid full fabrikoid. XV,461 pp.‎

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‎WILSON, MARVIN R.‎

‎Coptic Future Tenses.‎

‎The Hague & Paris, Mouton, 1970. Small 4to. 143 pp.‎

‎(Janua Linguarum...Series Practica 64).‎

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‎STEPHENS, G.‎

‎Tvende Old-Engelske Digte med Oversættelser.‎

‎(Kbhvn., (1853). Lille 4to. Orig. grønt glanspapirsomslag. Lidt løs i heftningen. 129 pp.‎

‎(Indbydelsesskrift til Kjøbenhavns Universitets Fest...6.Oct. 1853).‎

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‎FALK, HJALMAR -‎

‎Festskrift til Hjalmar Falk 30. desember 1927. Fra Elever, Venner og Kolleger.‎

‎Oslo, 1927. Samt. hldrbd. Lettere brugsspor. Portræt. (10),477 pp.‎

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‎"VIDENSKABERNES SELSKAB (UDG.). - VIDENSKABERNES SELSKABS ORDBOG.‎

‎Dansk Ordbog udgiven under Videnskabernes Selskabs Bestyrelse. Tome I-VIII (A-Z, komplet).‎

‎København, N. Møller & Søn (F.C. Løser), (1780) 1793-1905. 4to. Ubeskåret i forlagets lidt varierende kartonnager, dog er tome 5 og 7 heftet. Tome 5 mangler omslag, udvendig med slitage.‎

‎Først efter 125 års arbejde afsluttedes Danmarks første videnskabelige ordbog efter utallige hindringer og vanskeligheder og skiftende redaktioner. Først med Molbechs ansættelse som redaktør (1834-57) kom der fart på udgivelsen. ""Trods disse iøjnefaldende Svagheder tror vi dog at turde hævde, at Videnskabernes Selskabs Ordbog vil være af blivende Betydning for Kendskabet til vort Modersmaals og dets Ordforraads Historie særlig i Tiden fra det 17de til den første Halvdel af det 19de aarhundrede. Allerede den Omstændighed, at den har optaget største delen af det Stof, der er samlet i Moths store haandskrevne Ordbogsarbejde, vil altid give den en særlig Værdi."" (Vilhelm Thomsen og Ludwig Wimmer i Fortalen til tome VIII).‎

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‎"RENAN, ERNEST.‎

‎Lettres Intimes - 1842-1845 - Précédées de ma seur Henriette. Quatrième édition.‎

‎Paris, Calmann Levy, 1898. Royal 8vo. Uncut in the orig. printed wrappers. A bit of wear to capitals, internally fine. (4), 408 pp.‎

‎Renan's closest confidante was his sister, Henriette, who helped him quit the clerical carrier. They helped eachother financially, travelled together (e.g. on archaeological expeditions) and lived together for many years of their lives. His widely famous work, ""Vie de Jésus"" is dedicated to her, and their correspondence is very interesting and catching.Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

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‎"RENAN, ERNEST. - BIBLIA.‎

‎Le cantique des Cantiques. Traduit de l'Hebreu. Avec une étude sur le plan, l'age et le caractere du poeme. Sixième édition, revue et corrigée.‎

‎Paris, Calmann Levy, 1891. Royal 8vo. Uncut in the orig. wrappers. Back a bit worn, tears to hinges. A bit loose. Internally fine. (4), XIV, (2), 210, (2) pp.‎

‎Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

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‎"RENAN, ERNEST.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. Huitième édition.‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Nice cont. solid black hcalf w. five raised bands and gilt title to back. Half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier"") browned, otherwise only occational brownspotting. A nice and solid copy.. (4), LIX, 459, (2) pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎Printed the same year as the first edition (also Paris, Michel Lévy Frères). The work caused immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

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‎"RENAN, ERNEST. - DISCOVERING RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY.‎

‎Averroes et l'Averroïsme. Essai historique.‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1852. Royal 8vo. Uncut in the orig. wrappers, back crudely repaired w. blank paper-strip, lacking upper part. Tears to edges of wrappers and lacking lower right corner of front wrapper and first free blank leaf (partly pasted down). Dampstaining and brownspotting throughout. W. half-title. (4), XII, 367 pp.‎

‎First edition of Renan's first book, -the seminal work that placed the study of Renaissance philosophy on the philosophical map and earned Renan a doctorate of letters. This work constitutes the first proper monograph on the great Islamic philosopher, Ibn Rush, also called Averroes, who is considered the greatest commentator on the works of Aristotle, and it is principally because of this work that the great philosopher and scientist is seriously appreciated in Europe today. Besides dealing with Averroes himself, Renan studies the development and different branches of Averroism, focusing on the Jewish, Scholastic and Paduan ones. His focus on the Paduan Averroism (16th century) in this work has meant that Renaissance philosophy was finally given a role of its own in the history of philosophy, -it is with this work that the philosophy of the Renaissance is taken seriously in the study of philosophy.""Memoirs on semitic languages and on the study of Greek in the Middle Ages were crowned by the Académie in 1848 and 1849 but do not seem to have been published. Renan's first book, published in 1852, was, in fact, ""Averroes et l'Averroïsme"" (see 24) which earned him a doctorate of letters."" (PMM 352). Renan has always been admired for his sharp mind, his great abilities and courage, but for the same reasons he was feared by many. ""Dés 1852 il signalait dans la préface de son Averroës comme le trait caractéristique du dix-neuvième siècle la substitution de la méthode historique dans toutes les études relatives à l'esprit humain. Cette substitution est légitime"" mais elle serait dangereuse si elle allait jusqu'à proscrire la théologie et la métaphysique... "" (N.B.G. (1862) 51:984). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

Référence libraire : 31779

‎THORSEN, P.G. - RUNOLOGI.‎

‎Beskrivelse og Forklaring af den söndervissingske Runesten.‎

‎København, Bianco Luno, 1839. Orig. bogtrykt kartonnage. Kartonnagens ryg med uundgåelige rifter. (6),31 pp. Med en helsides afbildning af runestenen.‎

‎På forsiden arkæologen Henry Petersens navnetræk.‎

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‎ROUSSE.AU, J.J.‎

‎Oeuvres Completes. Avec des Notes histoiques par G. Petitain. 8 vols.‎

‎Paris, 1839. 8 cont.hcalf. With many steel-engr.plts.in each vol.‎

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‎"RASK, RASMUS.‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en ny Plan udarbejdet af R. Rask. [Spanish Grammar] - [PRESENTATION COPY]‎

‎København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. Bound in a beautiful presentation-binding with green glazed paper over cardboard boards with a handwritten title label to spine. All edges uncut, making the paper-size at least twice as big as that of the regular edition. Printed on vellum paper. Title label partly missing and some of paper to lower capital. Inscribed by the author to inside of front board: ""Velbårne / Hr. Prof. Kolderup-Rosenvinge / ærbødigst / fra / Forfatteren."" (Honoured / Professor Kolderup-Rosenvinge / respectfully / from / the Author.) A few neat notes in old hand, presumably that of a the later owner, P. Rørdam, whose signature dated 1851 is written on the title page. Internally near mint.‎

‎A beautiful presentation copy, inscribed to Kolderup-Rosenvinge, of the first edition of Rask's Spanish Grammar. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (1792-1850) was a renowned Danish jurist, who played a great role in cultural life of golden age Denmark. He was bestowed with a long list of honours and honorary titles. In 1822 he became honorary member of the literary society of Iceland in Copenhagen and the society of the national history of language, and in 1824 he became a member of the scientific academy.‎

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‎MODÉER, IVAR.‎

‎Småländska Skärgårdsnamn. En Studie över Holmnamnen i Mönsterås.‎

‎Uppsala, (1933). Lex8vo. Privat hshirtbd. med skindtitel på ryg. 263 pp., tekstillustrationer, 1 foldekort.‎

Référence libraire : 33763

‎SAHLGREN, JÖRAN.‎

‎Skagershults Sockens Naturnamn. Vatten och Vattendrag (+) Bilaga til..‎

‎Stockholm, Nordstedt & Söner, 1912-35. Smukt privat hldrbd. i ufarvet niger, skindtitel og blindtryk i rygfelter. (6),168,67 pp. samt 2 farvelagte foldekort.‎

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‎RASK, RASMUS.‎

‎Italiænsk Formlære, udarbejdet efter samme Plan som den spanske Sproglære.‎

‎København, J.H. Schultz, 1827. Lille8vo. Samt. hshirtbd. 12,74,(1) pp. trykt på skrivepapir. Titelbladet repareret i nederste venstre hjørne uden tab. Eksemplaret har tilhørt filologen H.G. Wiwel og har en del sider med tilskrifter i blyant.‎

‎Originaludgaven.‎

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‎KNUDSEN, GUNNAR (UDG.).‎

‎Sydrak efter Haandskriftet Ny Kgl. Saml. 236 4to. Udgivet for Universitetsjubilæets danske Samfund ved Gunnar Knudsen.‎

‎København, Thiele, 1921-32. Smukt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning (udgiverens eksemplar). XXV,192 pp.‎

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‎KOCK, AXEL.‎

‎Svensk Ljudhistoria. 1.-5. Delen. 5 bd. (komplet).‎

‎Lund, leipzig, Gleerup, Harrassowitz, 1906-29. Indbundet i 5 smukke private hldrbd. Ca. 2250 pp. helt frisk eksemplar.‎

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