George Strachan : memorials of a wandering Scottish scholar of the seventeenth century
Dellavida, G. L.1956
Books, Manuscripts
This book chronicles the remarkable careers of a wandering Scot of the seventeenth century, George Strachan, a native of the Mearns, probably a member of the Thornton family, who travelled much in the Near and Middle East, became one of the greatest Oriental scholars of his time, and acquired a unique collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts.
Main title:
George Strachan : memorials of a wandering Scottish scholar of the seventeenth century / by G. L. Dellavida.
Imprint:
Aberdeen : Printed for the Third Spalding Club, 1956.
Collation:
110 p. ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Contains index of names and places.List of office-bearers and members of the Spalding Club.
Contents:
Partial contents: France and Italy -- Syria, Iraq and Persia -- Oriental manuscripts of George Strachan.
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
749032