[Armenia]. PETERMANN (Julius Heinrich). Brevis linguae armen - Lot 147

[Armenia]. PETERMANN (Julius Heinrich). Brevis linguae armeniacae: grammatica, litteratura, chrestomathia cum glossario: in usum praelectionum et studiorum privatorum. Karlsruhe, Verlag von H. Reuther, 1872. Small in-4, XI-92-111 p., period plum percaline, smooth spine, gilt title, marbled edges (leg. soiling to boards, rubbed edges and headpieces, upper hinge split, corners dull, slight foxing). 6ᵉ volume devoted to the Armenian language from the series of didactic works on oriental languages Porta linguarum orientalium by Julius Peterman (1801-1876), a German orientalist who learned Armenian from Father Eduard Hurmuz, a member of the Mekhitarist Order, on the island of San Lazzaro (Venice). In his Grammatica Linguae Armeniacae, he proves that Armenian is an Indo-European language. Provenance: "Bibliothèque/ "Les Fontaines" / S J / 60 - Chantilly".