Author: Reinisch, Leo.
Title: Der einheitliche Ursprung der Sprachen der alten Welt, nachgewiesen durch Vergleichung der afrikanischen, erythräischen und indogermanischen Sprachen mit Zugrundelegung des Teda.
Description: Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller, 1873. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Crown quarto. Pp. xviii, 408. With 4 woodcut illustrations. HARDCOVER, bound in brick-red full cloth, spine gilt, with the original printed wrapper professionally restored and bound-in. In fine condition. An excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION, first volume (= all published). Despite the optimistic Publisher's prospect "Da das Manuscript für die folgenden zwei Bände fast abgeschlossen ist, so dürfte das Erscheinen derselben innerhalb der nächsten 2 Jahre zugeischert werden können", no further volumes were published. Simon Leo Reinisch (1832-1919), Austrian Egyptologist and Africanologist, known for his research of the languages of the peoples of north-east Africa. In 1865 he was sent by Emperor Maximilian to Egypt, to buy items for a projected Egyptian display at the newly founded Mexican National Museum. F-3 .

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION EXCAVATIONS EXPLORATION EXPLORATIONS SURVEY SURVEYS GEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGICAL GEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGY CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY STUDIES NEAR FAR EAST GREECE GREEK ROME ROMAN EGYPT MEDIEVAL POSTMEDIAEVAL HISTORY PRE


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