Sir William Jones, 1746-1794 : a commemoration /

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Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Published on behalf of University College by Oxford University Press, 1998.
Description:xvi, 169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3733601
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Other authors / contributors:Jones, William, 1746-1794 Sir,
Murray, Alexander, 1934-
University College (University of Oxford)
ISBN:0199201900 (hb)
Notes:Results of the "Jones Day" conference held at University College, Oxford, to commemorate Sir William Jones on the bicentenary of his death.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Sir William Jones as Comparative Lawyer
  • Sir William Jones and the Classical Tradition
  • Sir William Jones as an Arabist
  • The Lives of Sir William Jones
  • The Sanskrit Manuscripts of Sir William Jones in the Bodleian Library
  • Sir William Jones, University College, and its Portraits