The connection between the <i>Thesaurus rarissimus</i> (Marsh 111) and the <i>Dictionnaire Chinois & François</i> (1670), the first printed Chinese dictionary in Europe
Abstract The Dictionnaire Chinois & François appended to La Chine illustrée (1670) was the first printed Chinese-European dictionary, but its authorship and sources remain unknown. This article investigates this printed Chinese-French dictionary and argues that an anonymous manuscript dictionary (Ms Marsh 111) kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford is related to it. The connection between the printed dictionary and Marsh 111 enables us to identify more entries in Dictionnaire Chinois & François with incorrect romanization and translations.
Authors
- Rui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-9058)
Institutions
- Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics (CN)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- University of Finance and Economics (MN)
- Guangdong University of Finance (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Historiographia Linguistica
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.00179.rui
- Primary Topic
- Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00