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LUDOLF,  Job. - Grammatica linguae Amharicae,  quae vernacula est Habessinorum. + Lexicon Amharico-Latinum.

Title: Grammatica linguae Amharicae, quae vernacula est Habessinorum. + Lexicon Amharico-Latinum.
Description: Frankfurt, Joh.David Zunner (printed by Martin Jacquet), 1698. 2 vol.in 1. Folio. (31, 8x18 cm.). [viii], 59, [1]-[iv], 51 (=102 col.), [1], [16] pp. Titlepages in red and black with publisher's device. New old style quarter leather with morocco title-piece. (some pages age-toned; small hole in second titlepage; small marginal tear in one leaf; very good copy) ¶ The first Amharic grammar and dictionary ever published. Hiob Ludolf (1624-1704) was a pioneer in comparative linguistics. He compiled this work mostly from information supplied by his close collaborator, the Aethiopian prince Abba Gorgoryos.

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Price: EUR 1400.00 = appr. US$ 1521.59 Seller: Antiquariaat Brinkman
- Book number: 139401

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