Orientalist’s Catalogue Making in 19thCentury: Research Perspective

Authors

  • Prof. Dr. Naseem Abbas Ahmar Department of Urdu Language and Literature, University of Sargodha

Keywords:

Orientalists, Catalogue,19th Century, Urdu, Manuscripts, Springer, Blumhardt

Abstract

Catalogue making is important component of reference research. The books in personal libraries are not only a source of interest and information for historians and researchers, but also reveal the intellectual and academic tendencies of individuals. In literary research, the importance of manuscripts compared to publications is twofold. Fort William College is also credited with cataloging making of the manuscripts in Urdu. In this field too, the remarkable work of the Orientalists comes to the fore. Important Orientalists in this regard are Charles Stewart, Springer and J. F. Blumhardt. In this article, an introduction to the cataloging of the above important Orientalists has been made the subject.

References

(C.E.Bukland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, swan co. Bloomsbury,1906, PP: 403 )

Charles Stewart Descriptive Catalogue of the Oriental Library of the late Tippoo Sultan of Mysore, University Press Cambridge? 1809?pp:181-182)

See for more information:

i-Ikram Chughtai,Sahan e Audh key kutab khanay,1973,pp:13-18

ii-Mohiyuddin Qadri Zor,Garseen Detassi awr us k humasar behikhawan urdu,1941,pp:100-101

A. Springer, A Catalogue of the Arabic, Persian and Hindustanee Manuscripts of the libraries of king Oudh, Baptist Mission Press, Calcutta,1854, PP:609

A. Springer, A Catalogue of the Bibliotheca Orientals, William Kettler Printer, Gissesn, , 1857, pp: iv-vi)

J.F. Blumhardt’s books:

(i)Catalogue of Hindustani printed books in the library of the British museum?

(ii)Catalogue of Hindustani printed books in the library of the British museum ,

(iii)Catalogue of Marathi and Gujarati printed books in the library of the British museum.

(iv)Catalogue of the library of the India office?

(v)A supplementary catalogue of Hindi books in the library of the British museum

(vi)Catalogue of Assamese and Oriya books in the Library of the British Museum

(vii)Catalogue of Bengali printed books in the library of the British Museum

(viii) Hindustani self-taught by the natural method with phonetic pronunciation.

Saleem Uddin Qureshi,Fehrist Makhtotat Urdu,Afkar,Karachi,Vol:133,1981,pp:363-417

J.F, Blumhardt, Catalogue of the Hindi, Punjabi and Hindustani Manuscripts in the Library of the British Museum, Oxford University Press,1899, pp:25)

Published

2024-06-27

How to Cite

Prof. Dr. Naseem Abbas Ahmar. “Orientalist’s Catalogue Making in 19thCentury: Research Perspective”. Zaban-O-Adab, vol. 17, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 177-88, //zabanoadab.gcuf.edu.pk/index.php/1/article/view/173.

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