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LUNET DE LAJONQUIéRE, E. / BEAU, PAUL: - Ethnographie du Tonkin septentrional. Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1906.
. Tall 8vo. Pp. (iv), 384. With one large folding coloured map, fine engraved plates with many photographic illustrations and five folding linguistic tables. Original printed wrappers with bound. Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine decorated in gilt with title label, corners rubbed, front lower hinge starting to split. Marbled endpapers. Old ownership signature on half title. Heavy water staining on front wrapper and the first leaves. A scarce comprehensive work dealing with the various ethnic groups living in the northern parts of Vietnam. Including information on Chinese and Annamese, and on the Thai, Mang, Pa-Teng (Pa Then), Meo (Miao), Lolo (Lo Lo), Muong (Mon), Keul-Lao and La-Tchi (Lachi) ethnic minorities. Along with text illustrations and photos, as well as vocabulary tables for the various groups. Enlarged from a previous work titled "Ethnographie des Territoires militaires" in 1904. Cordier BI 1786. The Taï languages are a subgroup of the Taï-Kadai language family. The collection of b/w photo postcards (14 x 9 cm) illustrate different ethnic tribes from the highlands in the northern parts of Vietnam (Tonkin). At this time Vietnam was a French protectorate with a French governor. These minority groups still live in the remote mountainous terrain cultivating rice, vegetables and some are raising animals. The people always wear traditional clothes, more or less colourful, whether at home, in the field, or in town. The clothes of one group are quite different from that of other groups. The pictures depict people of different tribes in traditional clothes including Hmong, Tay, Nung, Dzao, Yéo and Yao (Dao), from the provinces of Là Cai (5), Cao Bâng (4), Son la (1), Ha Giang (1), Huyên (1) and Yén Bâi (1). Rédigée sur l'ordre de M.P. Beau, Gouverneur général de l'Indo-chine française. composed by According to the Studies of Civil and Military Administrators of the Northern Provinces the works, for various reasons, were of unequal value, but it seemed to the general superior commander of the troops that those coming from the military territories were complete enough to allow them to be coordinated into a general study that he wanted us to do. entrust. 5 tableaux dépliants de dialectes et vocabulaires comparés, illustré de 44 figures dans le texte et de 20 planches hors-texte comportant 61 reproductions photographiques, carte ethnographique dépliante en couleurs, reliure demibasane, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, couverture conservée. he reference work, which considerably enriches the Ethnography of military territories published The reference work, which considerably enriches the Ethnography of military territories published in 1901. General considerations, Annamese, Chinese, Thai Group (ten ethnic groups), Man Group (eleven ethnic groups), Pa-Teng, Meo, Lolo (four ethnic groups), Muong or Mon, Keu-Lao, La-Tchi, conclusion, index, tables.
EUR 1250.00 [Appr.: US$ 1352.96 | £UK 1063.5 | JP¥ 212040] Booknumber: 121518
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EUR 1250.00 [Appr.: US$ 1352.96 | £UK 1063.5 | JP¥ 212040] Booknumber: 121518
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Total: EUR 1250.00 [Appr.: US$ 1352.96 | £UK 1063.5 | JP¥ 212040]
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