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192547417Berlin Julius Springer 1925. 8vo. Contemp. full cloth. Gilt spine. Wear to top of spine and with 2 tears to hinges at upper spine. Inner backhinge nearly broken. A stamp to foot of a few leaves In: 'Zeitschrift für Physik' Volume 31. VIII952 pp. textillustr. Entire volume offered. Pauli's paper: pp.765-783. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition of the first announcement of Pauli's Exclusion Principle which gives a criterion for the electronic structure of atoms and explains the periodic table and the combining properties of the elements.Pauli first formulated his exclusion principle in this article in an attempt to explain the structure of the periodic table. By introducing an additional quantum number namely the spin of an electron to the already known three quantum numbers in Bohr's atom model and by postulating that no two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers Pauli could explain the number of electrons allowed in the outermost shell e.g. explaining the varying lengths of successive periods in the table. The exclusion principle turned out to be applicable to all fermions and thus plays a role in a variety of physical phenomena. For example it explains the formation of degenerate matter in white dwarfs and neutron stars. In 1945 Pauli received the Nobel Prize in physics "for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle also called the Pauli Principle".This volume also contains a paper by Heisenberg: 'Über eine Anwendung des Korrespondenzprinzips auf die Frage der Polarisation des Floureszenzlichtes' A. Einstein: "Bemerkung zu P. Jordans Abhandlung "Zur Theorie der Quantenstrahlung"and another paper by Pauli: 'Über den Einfluss der Geschwindigkeitsabhängigkeit der Elektronenmasse auf den Zeemaneffekt' Zeeman-Effect and the Dependence of Electron-Mass on the Velocity. </em> hardcover
186043085Leipzig Johann Ambrosius Barth 1860. Contemp. hcalf raised bands gilt spine. A few scratches to spine. In "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff" Bd. 109. X660 pp. and 4 folded engraved plates. Kirchhoff's papers: pp. 275-301 and pp. 148-150. Internally clean and fine. Small stamps to verso of titlepage and plates. <br/><br/><em>First printing of a milestone paper by "The Grandfather of Quantum Theory" in which he formulates the law named after him "KIRCHHOFF'S LAW" which was the "key to the whole thermodynamics of radiation. In the hands of Planck Kirchhoff's successor to the Berlin chair it proved to be the key to the new world of the quanta well beyond Kirchhoff's conceptual horizon."DSB VII p.382."Kirchhoff's Law of Thermal Emission was formulated in 1859 Über das Verhältnis. - the paper offered. It is at the same time the simplest and least understood law in physics. Kirchhoff's law states that given thermal equilibrium with an enclosure the radiation inside will be always black or normal in a manner which is independent of the nature of the walls or the objects they contain. This is known as the concept of universality. That is that radiation within an enclosure can always be described by a universal function dependent only ontemperature and frequency. This universal function was first given us by Max Planck in 1900. Kirchhoff's law STANDS AT THE HEARTH OF ALL MODERN ASTROPHYSICS. It is the basis for setting the temperature of the stars for the gaseous model of the Sun and for believing that we now know the temperature of the entire universe."Pierre-Marie Robitaille.The research background for the paper was his unexpected observation that if the intensity of the solar spectrum increased above a certain limit the dark D lines were made much darker by the interposition of the sodium flame. he instantly felt that he had got hold of "something fundamental". These observations are described in the second paper offered here "Über die Frauenhofer'schen Linien." which was published first in 1859 in Monatsschrift der Berliner Academie.The volume contains many other importent papers in physics and chemistry by C.F. Schönbein Zöllner H. Fizeau Eisenlohr W. Heine Knoblauch K.G. Neumann W. Siemens etc. </em> hardcover
1946000234<ol><li>General Historical Context<br />King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd's visit to Egypt in 1946 took place at a critical moment in Middle Eastern history immediately following the end of the Second World War amid the reconfiguration of the international order and the beginning of the decline of British colonial influence in the region. At that time Egypt was a pivotal actor in Arab politics while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had firmly established itself as a central state with growing religious and political influence.</li><li>Political and Diplomatic Dimensions of the Visit<br />The document reveals the highly official and symbolic nature of the visit reflecting:<br />Mutual recognition of the leading status of both states in the Arab world.<br />A clear desire to coordinate political positions at a stage preceding the escalation of major Arab issues foremost among them the Palestinian question which was approaching a decisive turning point.<br />Support for the course of joint Arab action which had been crowned by the establishment of the League of Arab States in 1945 followed by efforts to consolidate Arab solidarity.<br />The programme further demonstrates meticulous protocol intended to project Arab unity in the face of international powers.</li><li>The Symbolic Significance of King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz<br />The visit represents the peak of King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz's external diplomatic presence. The programme illustrates the high level of esteem accorded to him as:<br />The founder of a modern state in the Arabian Peninsula.<br />A political and religious authority of particular weight in the Islamic world.<br />The document highlights how royal symbolism and formal protocol were employed to reinforce the legitimacy of the Saudi state within both the Arab and international spheres.<br />4. Importance of the Document as a Primary Source<br />The core value of the publication lies in its nature as:<br />An official primary source reflecting the governmental perspective rather than later historical narratives.<br />An organizational document revealing the nature of official relations mechanisms of coordination and priorities of engagement.<br />A precise record of Arab political protocol in the mid-twentieth century.<br />Unlike personal memoirs or retrospective studies this programme provides raw material for researchers without subsequent interpretive overlay.<br />5. Protocol and Cultural Dimensions<br />The book illustrates the level of royal diplomatic traditions of the period including:<br />Reception ceremonies and official honors.<br />The arrangement of meetings reflecting hierarchies of authority and political symbolism.<br />The blending of Arab and Islamic elements within official state ceremonies.<br />This offers scholars valuable insight into the culture of the modern Arab state in its formative stages.<br />6. Archival and Documentary Value<br />As a document of limited circulation produced for official or commemorative purposes the book possesses:<br />High archival value.<br />Particular importance for national libraries and historical research centers.<br />Strong potential for use in comparative studies of royal and diplomatic visits in the Arab world.</li></ol><p><br />The book "Programme of the Visit of His Majesty King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd to Egypt 1365 AH / 1946 CE" is a document of exceptional historical importance. Its value lies not only in its organizational content but in its profound political and symbolic implications. It stands as a reliable witness to a pivotal phase in the formation of the modern Arab order and to the central role played by both Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in shaping its early dynamics.</p> The Egyptian Royal Court paperback
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186348186Paris Mallet-Bachelier 1863 a. 1864. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome 57 No 23 a. Tome 58 No 3. Pp. 925- 964 a. pp. 141- 180. 2 entire issues offered. Pasteur's paper: pp. 936-942 a. 142-150 and 1 engraved plate Maladies des Vins - leurs Fermets. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of these famous papers initiating Pasteur's renowned studies on wine and its "diseases" being his most importent papers on wine."In December 1863 Pasteur published the first of the papers that culminated in his Études sur le vin 1866; 2nd ed. 1873. In that first paper dealing with the role of atmospheric oxygen in vinification he sought to establish that the aging of wine resulted from the slow penetration of atmospheric oxygen through the porous wook casks into which new wine was decanted. By virtue of this slow oxidation he claimed new wine grows less harsh and acid to the taste as it becomes clearer and lighter from the to the taste as it becomes clearer and lighter from the precipation of dark coloring matters. In his second paper January 1864 Pasteur examined the "alterations" or "diseases of wine especially wine from the Jura his native department. Reviewing the familiar disease of "turned" "acid" "ropy" or "oily " wine he associated each with a microscopic organism. He summarized the results of his first two papers by nothing that "wine which is proudced by a cellular vegetation acting as a ferment namely yeast is altered only by the influence of other vegetations of the same order; and once removed from the effects of their parasitism it is made or matured principally by the action of atmospheric oxygen penetrating slowly through the staves of the casks."DSB. </em> unknown
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193249447Paris Gauthier-Villars 1932-33. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences" Tome 194 and tome 197. - Tome 194: Nos 381015 a. 25. - Tome 197: No 3. 6 entire issues offered. With titlepages to both volumes. The papers: pp. 273-275 708-711 876-877 a. 1 plate 1229-1232 2208-2211 a. 237-38 tome 197. The issue no 25: pp. 2181-2248 lacks the first leaf no affecting the paper. Titlepages with a faint stamp. <br/><br/><em>First printing of these papers of seminal importance to the evolution of particle physics - the results of these investigations immediately lead the way to the discovery of the neutron.They found that the 'Beryllium radiation' discovered by Bothe and Becker ejected protons from a paraffin target. This discovery was amazing because photons have no mass. However the Joliot-Curies interpreted the results as the action of photons on the hydrogen atoms in paraffin. They used the analogy of the Compton Effect in which photons impinging on a metal surface eject electrons. The trouble was that the electron was 1836 times lighter than the proton and therefore recoiled much more easily than the heavier proton after a collision with a gamma photon. When James Chadwick reported to Lord Rutherford on the Joliot-Curies’ results Lord Rutherford exclaimed "I do not believe it!" Chadwick immediately repeated the experiments at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge England. He not only bombarded the hydrogen atoms in paraffin with the beryllium emissions but also used helium nitrogen and other elements as targets. By comparing the energies of recoiling charged particles from different targets he proved that the beryllium emissions contained a neutral component with a mass approximately equal to that of the proton. He called it the neutron. </em> unknown
26395‘17 Desbordes Valmore / Passy Paris / Samedi 29 Mai no year’. See his entry in Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1p 12mo. In good condition lightly aged on laid paper. Neatly folded. Good tight signature ‘Emile Ollivier’. Addressed to ‘Mon cher Monsieur’. Due to an event concerning ‘le Prince Napoleon’ and ‘le petit prince’ he asks to reschedule a meeting ‘si cela ne vous gène pas’. ‘17 Desbordes Valmore / Passy [Paris] / Samedi 29 Mai [no year]’. unknown
1992018336Dublin: Poetry Ireland Pamphlets 1992. Book. Very Good . Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First Edition First Print. Limited to 300 copies. Issued unsigned this unique copy is signed by the guest of honour Mary Robinson and all the contributors Eavan Boland Moya Cannon Ros Cowman Medbh McGuckian Máire Mhac an tSaoi Paula Meehan Eiléan Ni Chuilleanáin Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Áine Ni Ghlinn Julie O'Callaghan Mary O'Malley and Eithne Strong. Poetry Ireland Pamphlets Paperback
187844231Paris G. Masson 1878. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf raised bands gilt spine. Light wear along edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepage. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique" 4e Series - Tome 15. 512 pp. a. 3 folded engraved plates. The entire volume offered. Janssen's memoir: pp. 414-426. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of this milestone paper in chemistry physics and astronomy announcing the discovery of the helium lines in the spectrum of the sun. It was Lockyer in the same year that named it 'helium' for Helios the Greek God of the Sun. Helium was not discovered on the earth before 1895 by William Ramsay and it was Crookes who established its identity with the helium Janssen and Lockyer observed in the spectrum of the sun."He Janssen met immortality by travelling to India in 1868 to study the total eclipse. It was then that he observed the helium line and forwarded the spectral data to ockyer. He also noted the size of the solar prominences. The day after the eclipse he attempted to take their spectra again and succeeded despite the absence of the obscuring moon. he then announced jubilantly that it was the day after the eclipse that was the real eclipse day for him. Lockyer also reported this method of studying prominences without an eclipse.Like Lockyer he lived to see his observation of the helium line vindicated by Ramsay's discovery of that element on earth."Asimov."This the discovery of helium lines in the sun by Lockyer was announced on the same day by the French astronomer Janssen who was in India observing a total eclipse. As a result the French government some ten years later struck a medallion showing the heads of both scientists.By that time the two men had made a much more dramatic discovery at the same time this time in cooperation. Janssen studying the spectrum ofthe sun during the eclipse had noted a fine line he did not recognize. he send a report on this to Lockyer an acknowledges expert on solar spectra. Lockyer compared the reported position of the line with lines of known elements concluding that it must belong to a yeat unknown element possibly not even existing on the earth. He named the element from the Greek word for the sun."Asimov.Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1868 A. - The volume contains other notable papers by Dumas Berthelot et al. </em> hardcover
19922512Tokyo Japan: Meguro Museum of Art 1992. 8.75" x 11" pp. 79 including color illustrations from photography throughout text in the Japanese language. Blue and white wrappers with letter "B-L-U-E" cutouts are largely clean with very slight toning near spine. Text and illustrations are bright and crisp; pencil mark erased on title page remnant visible. Very good.<br /> <br /> An investigation of the color blue throughout the history of art. Explores blue in world cultures spirituality and human expression. Meguro Museum of Art unknown
19851410625Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo 12 213 pages iv color plates and civ b&w plates. pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards quarter bound with tan cloth to spine and tan paper to boards black print; light wear to spine caps and corners small vendor label on rear panel. Illustrated: b&w drawings b&w and color plates photographs. Text in Chinese with abstract in English. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1410625. FP New Rockville Stock. Cultural Relics Publishing House hardcover
2013Alibris.0038652The National Museum of Modern Art; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art. 2013. Trade paperback. Very good. 215 p. Includes illustrations. 215xiv pp. The National Museum of Modern Art; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art paperback
19892168Beijing China: 文物出版社 = Cultural Relics Publishing House 1989. 8.75" x 12" pp. 268 includes multiple illustrations some color and 1 fold-out map; text in the Chinese language. Hardcover bound in tan cloth boards. Illustrated cover jacket is clean with slight wear along the edges presents well. Text is clean and free of markings. Very good. <br /> <br /> The Bingling Temple is a series of grottoes with Buddhist iconography carved into natural caves; the location was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. 文物出版社 [= Cultural Relics Publishing House] unknown
197443848Tokyo: å°å¦é¤¨ Shogakukan 1974. First edition. Hardcover. g- to near fine. Large folios. 14.5 x11". Illustrated slipcases with black lettering on the spines. 9 of the 16 volumes still have their original obis belly bands. Ilustrated dust jackets. Grey buckram over red textured paper boards with gilt illustrations and ruling. Spines with black and red lettering and volume numbers in gilt. Textured blue endpapers.<br /> <br /> Published from 1968-1974 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publisher Shogakukan this beautifully-produced series visually documents many of the most significant museums from around the world and their holdings including many of the greatest works of art in history. Each issue focuses on a group of museums of a certain country or sub-region and is profusely illustrated throughout with countless stunning full page reproductions of artwork in high quality color offset and b/w photogravure "heliogravure". Among the members of the supervising editorial committee for the series are artists critics historians archaeologists and writers. <br /> <br /> Volumes include:<br /> <br /> Vol.1: France Musee Du Louvre<br /> Vol.2: France #2 Le Galerie du Jeu de Paume Le Galerie de L’orangerie Le Musee Rodin Le Musee Bourdelle <br /> Le Musee de Cluny Le Musee du Petit Plais Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs Le Musee Guimet Le Musee National D’Art Moderne<br /> Vol.3: Italy Galleria Degli Uffizi Galleria Palatina Museo Nazionale Pinacoteca Nazionale Gelleria Di Brera Museo Poldi Pezzoli Galleria Sabauda Galleria Dell’accademia Carrara Galleria Dell’accademia<br /> Vol.4: Italy #2 Musei Vaticani Museo Nazionale Romano Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia Museo di Palazzo dei Consevatori Museo Capitolino Museo Nazionale di Napoli<br /> Vol.5: Spain & Portugal Museo Del Prado Museo Arqueologico Nacional Biblioteca Nacional Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Museo de Ceramica Museo Arqueologico Artistico Episcopal de Vich Nacional de Arte Antiga<br /> Vol.6: West Germany & Austria Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammilungen<br /> Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Staatliche Antikensammlungen Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Stadelsches Kunstinstitut Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum<br /> Vol.7: Belgium & The Netherlands Musses Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique Musee Royal des Beaux-Arts D’anvers<br /> Musee de L’hopital St. Jean Musees Royaux D’art Et D’histoire Musee communal des Beaux-Arts Musee des Beaux-Arts Musee Mayer Van Den Bergh Rijksmuseum Stedelijk Museum Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Gemeentelijk Centraal Museum Mauritshuis Gemeentemuseum Stedelijk Museum “Het Prinsenhofâ€<br /> Vol.8: England The British Museum <br /> Vol.9: England #2 National Gallery Tate Gallery Wallace Collection Courtauld Institute Galleries Victoria & Albert Museum Fitzwilliam Museum<br /> Vol. 10: Soviet Union The State Hermitage Museum and others<br /> Vol.11: Greece Acropolis Museum National Archaeological Museum Archaeological Museum of Delphi Archaeological Museum of Olympia Archaeological Museum of Harakleion<br /> Vol.12: Egypt Egyptian Museum Coptic Museum Museum of Islamic Art<br /> Vol.13: India & Western Asia National Museum of New Delhi Indian Museum of Calcutta Archaeological Museum of Maathura Archaeological Museum of Sarnath Patna Museum Government Museum Iran: Archaeological Museum of Teheran Iraq: Iraq Museum Turkey: Archaeological Museum<br /> Vol.14: America National Gallery of Art Washington Museum of Fine Arts Boston Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art<br /> Vol.15: China<br /> Vol.16: Mexico & Peru Mexico: Museo Nacional de Antropologia Museo Regional de Oaxaca Museo de Tabasco Museo “La Venta Parque†Museo de Arte Moderno Peru: Museo Nacional de Antorpologia y Arqueologia<br /> <br /> Text In Japanese with occasional English. <br /> <br /> Slipcases with some water stains scratches smudging and other markings. Two of the cases with large holes at the tails of the spine. Some belly bands with some chipping and tears. Dust jackets with some light smudges along the spines and some other sporadic bumping to extremities of some. Bindings with some minor to light rubbing and/or bumping to extremities and along edges. Interiors with some light sporadic foxing to a few pages. Slipcases in good- to very good dust jackets in very good bindings in good to near fine and interiors in very good- to near fine condition overall. å°å¦é¤¨ (Shogakukan) hardcover
197964276Beijing: March 1979. First edition 8vo pp. 2 12 2 793 1; tables and diagrams throughout some in color 2 folding; stiff card wrappers with original red plastic dust jacket lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine; near fine. A selection of production guidelines and labor practices enacted from 1954-1979 covering an array of industries railroads aviation medical professions etc. including the treatment of women in the workplace and rules guiding maternity leaves. Also rules regarding disabilities sanitation safety food health etc. Not found in OCLC. March unknown
11380Woodblock-printed. 27 joined sheets numbered except 3 & 27 62.5 folding leaves red edges. Tall narrow 8vo bound between wooden boards. Hà Ná»™i: Kì vÅ© tá»± 祈雨寺 1889 date of publisher's colophon; copy perhaps printed in 1922.<br /> <BR> <BR> A beautiful and rare example of Vietnamese printing in the accordion "sutra-binding" or orihon format. We find no Vietnamese edition of this sutra in WorldCat and only the later 1906 edition is listed in the Vietnamese Han-Nom Literature Database surviving in two copies at the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies AC.403 & 498.<br /> <BR> <BR> The Sutra of Infinite Meanings together with the Lotus Sutra and the Sutra on the Meditation of Samantabhadra Ch. Guan pu xian jing 觀普賢經 are traditionally held to constitute the Threefold Lotus Sutra wherein the brief Sutra of Infinite Meanings served as the introduction or "opening sutra" to one of the most philosophically profound and culturally influential texts in East Asian Buddhism. Although the Sutra of Infinite Meanings is considered today by many scholars to be an apocryphal text the canonical bibliography of Sengyou åƒ§ç¥ 445-518 holds that it was translated by DharmajÄtayaÅ›as sometime before 481. The identification of this sutra with a text by the same title mentioned in the first chapter of the Lotus Sutra was established by Liu Qiu 劉虬 438-95 in his 485 Preface to the sutra an identification that quickly became widely accepted in Buddhist East Asia.<br /> <BR> <BR> Like the Lotus Sutra the Sutra of Infinite Meanings emphasizes the transformative power of the Buddha's word itself which even in the abridged form of a single verse or a single line eternally delivers the hearer from the world of suffering. The belief in this teaching of the Threefold Lotus Sutra motivated centuries of Buddhist printing in East Asia. To briefly quote from the sutra's third chapter "Ten Virtues":<br /> <BR> <BR> "If living beings are able to hear this sutra though they hear only one recitation one verse or just one line and are thereby able to comprehend and master hundreds and thousands ten thousands millions of meanings then although they have earthly desires it will be as though they were free of earthly desires and they will go in and out of the realm of birth and death without thoughts of fear or dread. Toward living beings they will acquire minds of pity and tenderness and they will confront all phenomena with brave and stalwart thoughts"-trans. Burton Watson The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras 2009 p. 23.<br /> <BR> <BR> Our copy opens with the Preface of Äá»™ng Thượng Thanh Nguyên å³’ä¸Šæ¸…æº dated Gia Long 嘉隆 15 1816 followed by the dates of two reprints: Minh Mạng 明命 18 1837 and Äồng Khánh åŒæ…¶ 3 1888 the latter being carried out by the monks Thanh Äoan 清端 and Thanh NghÄ©a 清義 on behalf of their master Từ TÃnh 慈性. The printed colophon written by the artisans Nguyá»…n Văn Việt 阮文越 and Nguyá»…n Văn Giáp 阮文甲 of Thanh LÆ°u xã é’蓼社 an important center for Buddhist publishing in the Hà Ná»™i region is dated Äồng Khánh åŒæ…¶ 4 1889 and gives an exhaustive list of donors and the amounts of their donations. The colophon also specifies that Thanh Äoan and Thanh NghÄ©a come from the Kì vÅ© tá»± 祈雨寺 monastery in Hà Ná»™i province æ²³å…§çœ Hoà i Äức prefecture 懷德府 Từ Liêm district 慈廉縣 Hạ Trì canton ä¸‹æ± ç¸½ Thượng Cát commune 上葛社 and that the completed woodblocks were to be kept in this monastery. A handwritten colophon by the monk Thanh Khoan 清寬 and others from the Nam Äịnh province dates the printing and binding of this particular copy to the Nhâm Tuất 壬戌 year 1922 2951 years after the birth of the Buddha.<br /> <BR> <BR> Pristine copy.<br /> <BR> <BR> ⧠Yuenan Hannan wenxian ziliaoku 越å—漢喃文ç»è³‡æ–™åº« Academia Sinica. unknown
1094021 vols. of 24; see below. Small folio 305 x 197 mm. orig. dark brown wrappers edges dyed red lower fore-edges with titles volume numbers & number of parts in manuscript stitched. Hà Ná»™i: Linh Quang Tá»± Bà Äá 1929.<br /> <BR> <BR> A very rare set of the woodblock-printed Sutra of the Heap of Jewels Skt. MahÄratnakÅ«á¹a SÅ«tra T. 0310 from northern Vietnam here in 21 volumes our set lacks Vols. 1 13 & 20. We identify only one other surviving copy in the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies in Hanoi Viện nghiên cứu Hán Nôm AC.666/1-24. We do not know if that set is complete.<br /> <BR> <BR> “The MahÄratnakÅ«á¹a SÅ«tra is not a single Buddhist work but a large collection of forty-nine works which in its present Chinese form was compiled in the T’ang dynasty by Bodhiruci a South Indian Brahman and illustrious Tripiá¹aka master who arrived in China in 693†K. Priscilla Pedersen “Notes on the RatnakÅ«á¹a Collection†Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 3.2 1980 p. 60.<br /> <BR> <BR> In 1926 the first year of the Bảo Äại reign a meeting was held among the high-ranking monks of modern-day Hanoi to continue a project left behind in 1917 by the deceased abbot of the Linh Quang Tá»± éˆå…‰å¯º temple which was to carve a set of woodblocks for printing the MahÄratnakÅ«á¹a SÅ«tra or the Sutra of the Heap of Jewels. Led by Bhiká¹£u Thông Mệnh 通命 of the Äà o Xuyên tá»± 桃å·å¯º temple and Bhiká¹£u Thanh Thứ æ¸…æ• of the Linh Sóc tá»± éˆæœ”寺 temple the project was very much a product of its time. Rather than merely reprinting the Sutra as it was already known to Vietnamese Buddhists the monks were delighted to discover — and incorporate into their edition — two further versions of the text one being from the Japanese Buddhist Canon held at the colonial Bác cổ trÆ°á»ng åšå¤å ´ i.e. l’École française d’Extrême-Orient in Hanoi the other being a Chinese copy brought by Bhiká¹£u Tâm Trà 心智. The three versions — referred to as the “southern version†nam bổn å—本 the “northern version†bắc bổn 北本 and the “Japanese version†nháºt bổn 日本 — were carefully compared and collated by the editors whose notes at the end of each chapter list all textual variants down to the page and line numbers Preface transcribed in Phạm Lê Huy “Nihon no kanyaku DaizÅkyņ日本ã®æ¼¢è¨³å¤§è”µçµŒ RiterashÄ« shi kenkyÅ« リテラシーå²ç ”究 14 2021 p. 97.<br /> <BR> <BR> The resulting edition of the Sutra of the Heap of Jewels despite the traditional-seeming xylographic form and the use of Sinographs which were being quickly replaced by the Latin-based quốc ngữ after the abolition of the civil service exams in 1919 is therefore a product of its time enabled by the forces of colonial modernity and partaking in the Buddhist revival movements that were to unfold over the next few decades across the Asiatic world.<br /> <BR> <BR> The carving of the 1300 woodblocks for this Sutra was an expensive affair and the final volume ends by listing the names affiliations and contributions of over 100 donors mostly monks and nuns of various temples who had contributed to its making. Their donations ranged from 300 Indochinese piastre from Bhiká¹£u Tâm Trà himself to one piastre the contribution of many nuns placed at the end of the list. The woodblocks were kept — and might still be kept — at the Linh Quang Tá»± temple in Hanoi which based on a recent count preserves about 2600 woodblocks to this day Nguyá»…n Tuấn CÆ°á»ng et al. “Buddhist Print Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northern Vietnam†Journal of Vietnamese Studies 13.3 2018 pp. 74–75.<br /> <BR> <BR> Finally a note on Vietnamese books in general. Despite the country’s long history of Buddhist and Confucian learning woodblock-printed books published within Vietnam are far fewer in number than their Chinese or Japanese counterparts. This scarcity was due to the high cost of domestic production. According to the estimate of Kathlene Baldanza as late as the 19th century “the labor cost of printing in Vietnam was five to ten times higher than in China. Even ink and brushes were more expensive to produce in Vietnam.†Extensive international trade between northern Vietnam and southern China — where plentiful numbers of books were printed at very low costs — meant that “it was generally cheaper to purchase books from China than to buy them locally†“Publishing Book Culture and Reading Practices in Vietnam†Journal of Vietnamese Studies 13.3 2018 pp. 10–11. Beyond the limited cases of official and temple-based publishing Vietnamese publishers were pushed toward niche genres such as Sino-Vietnamese dictionaries ritual manuals or morality books. Regardless of genre woodblock-printed books from Vietnam are very difficult to find today outside a few major collections such as the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies in Hanoi and l’École française d’Extrême-Orient in Paris. We will not focus on the massive destruction of the nation’s cultural heritage during its long war of independence in the post World War II period.<br /> <BR> <BR> Fine and fresh set.<br /> <BR> <BR> ⧠Yuenan Hannan wenxian ziliaoku 越å—漢喃文ç»è³‡æ–™åº« Academia Sinica. unknown
1916000483<p>Istanbul: TanÄ«n 1916.<br />Book. As new. Hardcover. 8vo over 7¾–9¾ in.<br />An official report issued by the Ottoman Fourth Army under Jamal Pasha concerning the proceedings of the Supreme Court Martial Tribunal convened at Ê¿Ä€liyah Aley Lebanon established to prosecute alleged Arab separatists and Pan-Arabist movements in Syria and Egypt during the First World War.<br />The report claims that the names of prominent Arab nationalists were discovered by the Ottoman authorities among documents seized from the French Embassy in Beirut reportedly placed under the safekeeping of the American Embassy following the outbreak of war. These documents formed the evidentiary basis for the tribunal's investigations.<br />125 pages of Arabic text accompanied by over 50 facsimile plates issued as a supplement reproducing original documents and correspondence between the accused Arab nationalists and other related parties examined by the tribunal.<br />Preserved in a modern hardcover binding.<br />A significant and controversial contemporary Ottoman publication providing rare primary documentation on wartime military justice Arab nationalist movements and Ottoman intelligence practices during the final years of the empire.</p><p>An important Arabic political and legal work presenting the Arabic version of La Vérité sur la Question Syrienne addressing the investigations and proceedings of the Ottoman Martial Law Tribunal DÄ«wÄn al-Ḥarb al-Ê¿UrfÄ« convened in Ê¿Ä€liyah Aley during the First World War.<br />The work constitutes a contemporary defense and documentary clarification of political accusations brought against Syrian and Lebanese figures shedding light on:<br />Ottoman wartime judicial procedures<br />political repression and accusations of separatism<br />and the broader Syrian Question in the late Ottoman period.<br />As the original Arabic edition this publication is a key primary source for the study of Ottoman military justice Arab political movements and Syro-Lebanese intellectual history during the final years of Ottoman rule.<br />A scarce and historically significant work particularly sought after in collections relating to the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire World War I Middle Eastern politics and constitutional and legal history.</p> Tanine hardcover
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