One of the earliest grammars of Mongolian, dedicated to Czar Nicholas I, by the Dutch scholar and immigrant to Russia who first translated the Bible into Kalmuck and Mongol: A full survey of the orthography, tones, inflexion and syntax of Mongolian. It also has two extenive readings from Buddhist Sutras with grammatical notes and full translations. More than a document of Imperial Russian expansion, this remains a valuable reference work.