Indische Skizzen
Subtitle: vier bisher in Zeitschriften zerstreute Vorträge und Abhandlungen
By: von Albrecht Weber.
Publisher: Ferd. Dümmler
Published: 1857
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Buddhism; Sanskrit language -- Alphabet; Sanskrit language -- Writing; India -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of articles originally published 1853-1856.
LC copy bound, with original paper wrappers. Weber Collection 1074. Extensive ms. notes by Albrecht Weber on endpapers, on inside of wrappers, and scattered throughout text. Items tipped in: folded leaf (18 cm.) of Weber's printed corrections to his 3rd article, dated Leipzig, Sept. 3, 1853; folded alphabet table (36 cm.) of comparative scripts in ms., signed D. [i.e. Dr. Heinrich] Brugsch and dated Mar. 1856; folded leaf of plates (9 x 38 cm.) inscribed "Mona's 10th & 11th edicts, 24/6.75 an J. [i.e. James] Burgess"; unidentifed periodical clipping, badly mutilated.
Table of contents: title: Die neuern Forschungen über das alte Indien; title: Ueber den Buddhismus; title: Die Verbindungen Indiens mit den Ländern im Westen; title: Ueber den semitischen Ursprung des indischen Alphabets.