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| 978-1-60724-014-3 | Brown, S., and Aida el-Sayed. The Ostraca of the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo, Egypt
The ostraca of the Coptic Museum, written on pottery pieces, limestone flakes and wood, present the lives of ordinary people in their interactions with one another, including in economic and personal ways. More... | $126.68 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 978-1-60724-321-2 | Paspati, Alexandre. Études sur les Tchinghianés ou Bohémiens de l’Empire Ottoman
A rare exploration of the language of the Romani people (popularly called “gypsies”), this study has been the standard reference for those who wish to explore the still poorly understand languages of the Bohemians of the Ottoman Empire. Part language study, part translation exercise, Paspates’ treatment is one of the few available on this topic. Starting out with an introduction and brief grammar, the major portion of the book is a lexicon of Romani. A brief concluding chapter contains stories both in the original language and in French translation. A must-have title for students of Romani, this book is a useful addition to the Gorgias Historical Grammar series More... | $159.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-905-0 | Surmelian, Khatchadro, Mogherditsch Avkerian, and Gabriel Avedikian. New Dictionary of the Armenian Language
Considered to be the most complete dictionary of Old Armenian (also known as Classical Armenian or Grabar, this historic dictionary is essential to the study of this language. Written by three members of the Mekhitarist Order, this project represented the first major attempt to document Old Armenian in any comprehensive way. This two-volume reference work is presented in the Classical Armenian alphabet with definitions given in Latin. The language of this dictionary represents the earliest known form of Armenian, making its value for the history of the language evident. More... | $515.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-583-4 | McCollum, Adam. A Greek and Syriac Index to Sergius of Reshaina's Version of the De Mundo
Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536), translated the (pseudo-)Aristotelian text known as the De Mundo from Greek into Syriac in the early sixth century. This Index presents a thorough listing of the Greek-Syriac and Syriac-Greek correspondences in the text. More... | $125.60 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-338-0 | Awwad, George. A Catalogue of Articles on Syriac Subjects in the Arabic Periodicals
This a comprehensive catalogue of articles relating to Syriac studies published in Arabic-language periodicals down to the 1970’s. Volume 1 covers articles published in the journal Al-Mashriq, while volume 2 covers articles published in all other journals. More... | $220.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-337-3 | Awwad, George. Arabic Sources for Syriac Studies
This comprehensive reference work provides bibliographical and manuscript data to Arabic works in the field of Syriac studies, both published and unpublished. The book contains over 2,000 subject and title entries. More... | $148.40 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-835-0 | Noldeke, Theodor. Grammatik der neusyrische Sprache
This work of Theodor Nöldeke is an extremely rare find. Its scarcity should not be taken as a reflection on its authority or usefulness, however. In this original 1868 edition, Nöldeke lays out the basics of Neo-Syrian as it was used in Kurdistan and the area of Uremia. This valuable study, essentially unique to this day in its coverage of underrepresented language studies, provides a substantial, German introduction to the dialects described, followed by a thorough study of the languages themselves, also in German. More... | $136.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-332-8 | Nuro, Abrohom, and George Kiraz. Catalogue of the Malphono Abrohom Nuro Collection
The Abrohom Nuro library is arguably the richest private collection of Syriac material, especially containing rare titles published in the Middle East in the 1800s and early 1900s. Nuro presents here a checklist of the collection. More... | $90.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-933-3 | Freytag, Georg. Einleitung in das Studium der Arabischen Sprache
The introduction to the Arabic language by the renowned linguist Georg Freytag is fast becoming difficult to find. Written in German, this precise presentation is intended for a general readership which has no background in previous Semitic language study. The Arabic period covered for this historic grammar is that of Mohammed and later. In some ways an unconventional approach Freytag introduces topics such as Arabic names and the history of the Arabs, even prior to Mohammed’s time. An outline of the Arabic language and its dialects is presented. A period piece that retains its functionality, this introduction to Arabic is more than a grammar, it is a view into the life of the Arabian world. More... | $142.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-986-9 | de Lagarde, Paul. Armenische Studien
Venturing into the realm of the Armenian language, Lagarde here presents a preliminary glossary of the language. The main body of the book contains over 2400 lexical entries, most of which are brief, dense descriptions of the words. Following the glossary Lagarde provides a comparative chart to the Armenian words including material from Sanskrit, Bactrian or Old Persian, Neo-Persian, Greek, and Semitic. An essay on the history of the study of the language and indices round out this early work on the Armenian tongue. This book, written in German, holds an important place in the study of Armenian. More... | $106.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-916-6 | Ali, Zulfaqar. The Farhang I Rashidi
The famous Persian dictionary of Sayyid Abdurrashid, now quite difficult to locate, is an historic dictionary to which linguists still make reference. The Farhang I Rashidi was compiled by the Persian scholar Abd ur-Rashid bin Abd ul-Ghafur Husaini al-Madani al-Tattawi (d. 1653) who lived in Thatta, what is now the Sindh province of Pakistan. Abd ur-Rashid was an influential scholar in the Mughal Empire during its period of supremacy. One of two dictionaries compiled by Abd ur-Rashid, this lexicon, presented entirely in Classic Persian, this historic achievement marks a turning point in Persian lexicography and ranks as one of the cultural and literary achievements of the seventeenth century. The two volumes of this historic dictionary are here bound together, providing an affordable alternative to earlier two-part editions. More... | $164.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-904-3 | Fleischer, Heinrich. Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts of the Saxon State Library at the Dresden University of Technology
This historic catalogue documents the oriental manuscripts of what is now the Saxon State Library at the Dresden University of Technology. Formerly the Royal Library of Dresden, this repository houses numerous manuscripts from antiquity. Catalogued before the tragic bombing of Dresden during the Second World War, this historic record, written in Latin, briefly describes the nearly 600 documents in the collections of Dresden and Guelferbytan at that time. Valued more as a historical memento more than an accurate record of the current collection, this catalogue provides a sense of the importance of the manuscripts housed in the library early in the nineteenth century when the city was the capital of Saxony. Adding to the utility of his register are the indices to the codices included with the collection. More... | $98.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-931-9 | Crum, W. Coptic Monuments
In this historic catalogue, Crum presents the Coptic monuments of the Museum of Cairo. Although given a French title, the contents of this book are written in English. Some of the more striking items are presented with beautifully drawn sketches of relevant sections of the source. As a museum book, this catalogue is amply illustrated with 57 black and white plates. A variety of artifacts are described: manuscripts, ostraca, and stelae, and indices round out the utility of this volume. A specialized collection from early Christian Egypt, this book will be welcomed by specialists in Coptic materials still found in their native land. More... | $114.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-834-3 | Gottheil, Richard. Bar Ali (Isho): The Syriac-Arabic Glosses
This edition of the Syriac-Arabic glosses of Isho Bar Ali is a publication difficult to locate. These glosses are located in the second part of Bar Ali’s lexicon, as the first part had been previously published. Bar Ali, a physician as well as a lexicographer, produced this noted Syriac-Arabic dictionary showing the meanings of Syriac words in Arabic. This historic step in the development of Syriac lexicography is analyzed here according to the glosses of the numerous manuscripts cited in the forward. More... | $160.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-797-1 | Vincent, Benjamin. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information
This book was so popular during the lifetime of the original author that it went through six editions. This reprinting of the acclaimed seventeenth edition of Vincent’s revision of Haydn’s work is a delightful reminder of the basic information that was considered so important during the advent of the classic encyclopedias and reference works being produced in the nineteenth century. Arranged alphabetically, this historic work contains hundreds of articles that pertain to important dates and events in human history. More... | $203.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-571-7 | Peyron, Amedeus. Coptic-Latin Lexicon
Peyron’s lexicon is the classic Coptic-Latin dictionary of the early twentieth century. It is of special historical importance because of the association of Peyron with Champollion, Napoleon’s epigrapher on his Egyptian voyage. Placed so early in the dawn of Egyptian studies, Peyron sheds light from an eye undimmed by the subsequent decades of scholarship. More... | $218.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-575-5 | Wortabet, William. Arabic-English Dictionary
Wortabet’s dictionary has a staying power not often found among historical dictionaries. In various forms it is still in wide use today. Going back to the historic original form, Gorgias Press is now offering this volume as part of its Historical Dictionary series. More... | $258.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-930-2 | Vollers, K. Katalog der Islamischen, Christlich-Oreientalischen, Judischen und Samaritanischen Handschriften der Universitats-Bibliothek zu Leipzig
This catalogue presents the Islamic, Oriental Christian, Judaic and Samaritan manuscripts in the University library of Leipzig’s collection. The largest part of the material is Islamic, and it is presented here according to categories. Manuscripts are described by title (if known) and a brief summary of the contents. Dimensions for most of the pieces are given as well. The Christian material includes manuscripts in Arabic, Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopic, and Georgian. A numerical concordance adds to the utility of this important manuscript collection. More... | $163.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-799-5 | Harbottle, Thomas. Dictionary of Historical Allusions
Useful for anyone interested in the social world of the nineteenth century, this dictionary was conceived as a desk reference to assist in finding, in a single source, the events behind the modern world. Intentionally without providing the length and depth of analysis of a standard history, this book provides in a brief paragraph the essentials of various historical references. Treaties, social and religious movements, battles, laws, and straightforward historical events are all chronicled alphabetically for ease of use. More... | $114.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-375-1 | Whitney, William Dwight, and Benjamin Smith. Century Dictionary
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia, edited by William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E. Smith, comprises twelve volumes, including over 500,000 defined terms, and two volumes of concise encyclopedic entries. The Century Dictionary contains full, accurate, and clear definitions, and its many supporting quotations are chosen to illustrate, where helpful, the typical uses of a word or its specific sense. Whitney, who is still regarded as the greatest American linguist of his time, gathered together a remarkable staff of general and specialist editors, that included many luminaries of American scholarship, to compile this beautiful dictionary. More... | $980.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-900-5 | Tornberg, C. Catalogue of the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Manuscripts of the Upsala University Library
As the title of the volume ably indicates, this historical catalogue is a record of the Arabic, Persian and Turkish codices in the library of the Royal University of Uppsala. After a substantial introduction in Latin he divides the materials into the different types of documents they represent. A wide variety of topics are covered. A set of indices help to locate specific topics addressed in this wide variety of materials. An unsurpassed catalogue of the holdings in Uppsala, this reference is now once again accessible to scholars and general readers alike. More... | $139.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-938-8 | Haug, Martin. Glossary and Index of the Pahlavi Text of the Book of Arda Viraf
For the student of ancient Iranian documents, this time-honored source for using the sacred texts of the Zoroastrians, this glossary and index is an historical dictionary of an unusual sort. The materials from three works provide the basis for this glossary: the Pahlavi text of Arda Viraf, the tale of Gosht-I Fryano, the Hadokht Nask, and extracts from the Din-Kard and Nirangistan. All of these documents pertaining to Zoroastrian belief and practice are facilitated by this historic glossary. Based on the edition of E. W. West, the text was revised by Martin Haug. A work of scholarly erudition in the nineteenth century, this book, now difficult to find, has now claimed a place among Gorgias Historical Dictionaries. More... | $123.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-927-2 | Spiegel, Friedrich. Grammatik der Altbaktrischen Sprache
A crucial stopping-point on the road to the early understanding of the Avestan language, Spiegel’s work was an early European attempt to comprehend this ancient and complex language. One of the two oldest languages of Iran, Avestan is probably best known as the language of the Zoroastrian Avesta. This historic grammar of the language has an extensive introduction to the writing system, the phonetics of the language and the rules of how the sounds are pronounced. He discusses the way words are constructed and inflection before moving on to a considerable discussion of syntax. There is also an appendix on the Gatha dialect of the language. More... | $129.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-926-5 | Jaba, Auguste. Dictionnaire Curde-Français
This historic dictionary was the first French-Kurdish dictionary ever published. Compiled by Auguste Jaba, a Polish diplomat in the Russian service in the Middle East, this lexical enterprise initiated an interest in the under-studied language of the Kurds. Entries are written in the modified Arabic script for Kurdish, and are provided with a pronunciation key and translation into French. Historians of the languages of Iraq and Kurdistan will find having this dictionary essential to the unfolding growth of knowledge about this region. More... | $157.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-925-8 | Loth, Otto. A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office
Commissioned by the Indian government to prepare a descriptive catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts of the Library of India Office in London, Loth produced this reference work. A total of 1,050 manuscripts are covered in the catalogue. At the time of the composition of Loth’s work only one of the items in the catalogue had even been the subject of an edition which means that the vast majority of the items were unknown until the late 1870s. More... | $132.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-908-1 | Casiri, Michael. Bibliotheca Arabico-Hispana Escurialensis
Spain and Arabic culture share a long history. One of the early scholars eager to preserve that heritage was Miguel Casiri. The task for which Casiri is mostly remembered is his cataloguing of the Arabic manuscripts in the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real, known generally by the title El Escorial. This monastery held a collection of over 1800 Arabic manuscripts, upon which Casiri set out to catalogue. The resulting work was a monument of scholarship in the eighteenth century. Containing a number of quotes from Arabic sources on history, his catalogue is divided into subjects and is indexed for ease of use. The second volume of his massive undertaking comprises many geographical and historical manuscripts. The original two volumes are bound together in this Gorgias Historical Catalogues edition. Containing the full text of both volumes, this catalogue may serve as a history and a linguistic study as well as a reference work. More... | $269.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-996-8 | Haug, Martin. An Old Zand-Pahlavi Glossary
This historical dictionary contains an English translation of the Frahang-I Oim-evak, an antique Avestan and Middle Persian dictionary. A collaboration between Martin Haug and Destur Hoshengji Jamaspji, this rare glossary provides the Pahlavi translations for almost 900 Avestan words. Avestan is an Eastern Old Iranian language used by the Zoroastrian Avesta. It represents one of the earliest known Iranian languages. This dictionary was one of the earliest attempts to present the material to a western readership. Still considered a historic entry-point into the language, Haug’s glossary has become a rare find. Gorgias Press is pleased to bring it back into circulation as a part of our Historical Dictionary series. More... | $103.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-932-6 | Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum
This volume records and describes the 483 Turkish manuscripts in the British Museum at the time of the author. Most of the manuscripts are in Western Turkish, and a few in Eastern. The material is helpfully categorized according to the area of particular concern to the manuscript. Various aspects of Islamic religious practice are covered by several manuscripts. Other general areas represented are history, sciences and arts, philology, and poetry. The Eastern Turkish materials are given their own section. Each manuscript is meticulously described, and the volume contains useful indices of titles, personal names, and subjects. A must have for any Turkologist, this historic catalogue is now once again available. More... | $139.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-995-1 | Haug, Martin. An Old Pahlavi-Pazand Glossary
Originally compiled by Destur Hoshangji Jamaspji Asa, this historic dictionary was revised and enlarged by Martin Haug. This edition of the glossary represents the first time that the Pahlavî-Pâzand, or Saanian Farhang, was published in its ancient form and arrangement. The dictionary is of an Aramaic translation into Middle Persian, in Pahlavi script. A substantial introductory essay on Pahlavi comprises nearly 150 pages before the actual glossary begins. The entries are also translated into English, occasionally reaching substantial essays on some of the more complex or precise words. A truly historic attempt to document a language far removed from many European and new world scholars, Haug has produced an indispensable historic dictionary. More... | $133.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-728-5 | Badger, George. An English-Arabic Lexicon
Badger’s historic English-Arabic lexicon has long been noted for its feature of rending English words into literary and colloquial Arabic. Hard to locate even in used form, this historical dictionary is now available to students of the history of language study and those interested in the history of Arabic study. More... | $480.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-997-5 | Peet, Joseph. A Grammar of the Malayalam Language
Based on years of personal experience in India, Joseph Peet’s grammar of Malayalam was the first attempt by a western scholar to document the language. Set out like a classical grammar of the period, Peet begins with an introduction to the language and the orthography. The parts of speech are each treated, followed by an account of the syntax. One of the official languages of India, Malayalam is spoken by about 37 million individuals, mostly in the state of Kerala in the southern part of the nation. For the historian interested in the history of the study of Malayalam, this grammar is a special find. More... | $112.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-796-4 | Blunt, John. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought
In an attempt to organize the swiftly-growing diversity in Christianity during the nineteenth century, the author compiled a learned compendium of the known religious groups of his day. A unique glimpse into the history of early-modern religious thought, this reference work includes extensive articles on the various collections of believers both Christian and non-Christian. Blunt, in a move that presaged the more comprehensive modern studies of the phenomenon of religious diversification, included exotic religions that were beginning to be taken seriously during his century. More... | $180.00 | Add to Cart | |
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