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↑ Up one levelLetter from W.E.D. Allen to Harold Bowen
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Reference code
GB 891 WA-WA/1-WA/1/1-WA/1/1/1
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Date(s)
- 9th Oct 1954 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Allen, William Edward David, 1901-1973, Caucasian historian
(1901-1973)
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from W.E.D. Allen to Harold Bowen, Hakluyt Society. A project proposal addressed to Hakluyt Society and the Royal Asiatic Society regarding translating the works of Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi, total of 10 volumes, 8 of which are in Arabic and 2 in Ottoman Turkish. Includes information about the importance of Celebi's works as a social history of 17th century Ottoman Empire. Proposes budget for the project and requirements of translators, editors and annotators. Dated: 9 October 1954.
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Language of material
- English
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