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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
ISSN: 1356-1863

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Volume 72 - July 1940

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JRA volume 72 issue 4 Cover and Front matter

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Vom Einfluss des Qur'ans auf die Arabische Dichtung. By Muhammad Rahatullah Khan. 9½ × 6½, pp. 96. Leipzig: O. Harrassowitz, 1938.

Unsterblichkeit und Erlösung in den indischen Religionen. By H. v. Glasenapp. Schriften der Königsberger Gelehrten Gesellschaft. 14 Jahr. Geisteswissenschaftliche Klasse. Heft 1. 10 × 7, pp. x + 72. Halle (Saale): Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1938. R.M. 5·40.

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Anaphorae Syriacae quotquot in Codicibus adhuc repertae sunt cura Pontificii Instituti Studiorum Orientalium editae et Latine versae. Vol. I, Fasc. 1. 11 × 9½, pp. xlix + 96. Rome, 1939.

A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language. By ProfessorWilhelm Geiger, Ph.D. 9¾ × 6, pp. xxiv + 200. Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, 1938. Rs. 3/– or 2/50.

Week-end Caravan. Compiled and edited by S. Hillelson. 7½ × 5¼, pp. 352, ills. 10. London, Edinburgh, Glasgow: William Hodge & Co., 1937. 7s. 6d.

Hymnes et Prières du Veda. Traduit parLouis Renou. 9 × 5¾, pp. viii + 164. Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1938.

Manuel de Numismatique Orientale. By J. de Morgan. Tome i, 10 × 6½, pp. x + 480, figs. 624. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1923–1936. 120 Frs.

Das Indogermanische Neujahesopfer im Veda. By Johannes Hertel. Berichte über die Verhandlungen der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig. Philologisch-historische Klasse, 90 Band, 1938, 1 Heft. pp. 190. M. 7.

Vorlesungen über die Kunde Hebräischer Handschriften, deren Sammlungen und Verzeichnisse. Von Moritz Steinschneider. Zweite unveränderte Auflage. 9 × 6, pp. x + 110, pl. 1 (Schrifttafel). Jerusalem: Bamberger and Wahrmann, 1937.

Vimuttimagga and Visuddhimagga: A Comparative Study. By P. V. Bapat. 9½ × 6½. pp. lix + 171, pl. 1. Poona: P. V. Bapat, 1937. Rs. 10.

Wei Shih er Shih Lun, by Vasubandhu. Translated from the Chinese Version of Hsüan Tsang by Clarenge H. Hamilton. American Oriental Series, 13. 10 × 7½ pp. 82. New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1938.

The Cambridge Ancient History. Vols. VII–XII, and Vol. V (Plates). Cambridge: The University Press, 1939.

Art and Archæology Abroad. By Kalidas Nag. 9¼ × 5¾, pp. ix + 125, pls. 20. Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1937.

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John F. Baddeley

C. Mabel Rickmers

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Volume 72 - July 1940

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