Miscellaneous published books (PP MS 20-6a)
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Material Information

Title:
Miscellaneous published books (PP MS 20-6a)
Series Title:
Allen Collection :
Creator:
Allen, J. W. T. ( Author, Primary )
Vetten ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili Literature ( LCSH )
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Swahili manuscripts
Swahili literature -- Translations into English ( LCSH )
Linguistics ( LCSH )
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Manuscripts, Swahili ( LCSH )
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Dar es Salaam
Coordinates:
-6.8 x 39.283333

Notes

Abstract:
This section contains three envelopes with published material. The first envelopes contains the manuscript of the book by Allen ‘A Catalogue of the Swahili and Arabic manuscripts and papers in the library of the University of Dar es Salaam’. The second envelopes contains the article by C Velten ‘Seminars fur Orientalische Sprachen’ in German that was published in Berlin in 1898. In the last envelopes there are miscellaneous books of translations of English pieces of literature into Swahili by Allen. The most translation included is that of ‘Julius Caesar’ by Shakespeare. ( en )
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Biographical information: C. Velten was a 19th century German linguist who studied the languages of East Africa, and especially Swahili.
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Date of Composition: 1898, 1970 AD (1316, 1390 A.H.)
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Extent: 3 envelopes
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Incipit: A Catalogue to the Swahili and Arabic manuscripts and papers in the Library
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VIAF (name authority) : Allen, J. W. T. : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/66595660
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Dar es Salaam
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Europe -- Germany -- Land-Berlin -- Berlin -- Berlin
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Publication information: Allen, JWT. 1970. A Catalogue of the Swahili and Arabic manuscripts and papers in the library of the University of Dar es Salaam. Brill, Leiden

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
Some of these books may be in the public domain while others are almost certainly protected by copyright. Their status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 20-6 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 20-6a ( SOAS manuscript number )