GlaViWo - Archive: AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-ZAMU-11-01-467


(Type of publication: letter)

AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-ZAMU-11-01-467
Authors: Vollers, Karl 
Recipient: Glaser, Eduard GND
Locality: Jever
Pages: 2
Museum number: Regionální Muzeum K.A. Polánka v Žatci (Av 11/1,467)
Provenance: Estate of Eduard Glaser (1855-1908)
Date of letter: 21.07.1887
Language: German
Creation date: 21.07.1887
Contents:
'Sehr geehrter Herr! Vor einigen Tagen gelangten hier Ihre Streitfragen' von Ihnen gütigst übersandt, in meine Hände, nachdem sie von Kairo zurückgekehrt waren. Ich bin nämlich auf Urlaub, kehre aber Anfang September nach K. zurück. Gestatten Sie nun, dass ich Ihnen aufrichtig danke für Ihre Sendung, die ich mit Spannung durchgelesen habe.

... Auf meiner Durchreise durch Berlin sah ich auch das von Ahlwardt angefertigte Verzeichniss Ihrer Hs-Sammlung fast zur ausgabe bereit. A. gestand ein, dass die Hss. grosse Schwierigkeiten böten.
Short description:
Karl Vollers (1857-1909), director of the Khedival Library in Cairo from 1886 to 1896, thanks Eduard Glaser (1855-1908) for the transmission of his work 'Südarabische Streitfragen'.
He asks him to send him a copy of his essay 'Von Ḥodeida nach Ṣan'â' which contains a list of words and phrases used in the Tihāma on which he poses comprehension questions.
To promote the knowledge of dialects spoken in Yemen, Vollers suggests that Glaser proceed more systematically in collecting speech samples on his next (= 3rd) trip (October 1887-September 1888) and offers him his help...
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