Early Arabic Printing: Movable Type & Lithography (April–June 2009)

Item

Hādhā Kitāb al-tuḥfah al-maktabīyah li-taqrīb al-lughah al-’Arabīyah

Title

Hādhā Kitāb al-tuḥfah al-maktabīyah li-taqrīb al-lughah al-’Arabīyah
هذا كتاب التحفة المكتبية لتقريب اللغة العربية

Description

A textbook on Arabic grammar and usage by Rifā’ah Rāfi’ al- Ṭahṭāwī, (1801-1873) one of the very first Egyptians sent by Muhammad Ali (1769-1849), the governor of Egypt, to study in Paris. He is known for his prolific writings and translations from French of the European sciences into Arabic. A first edition.

Creator

Ṭahṭāwī, Rifāʻah Rāfiʻ, 1801-1873.
طهطاوي، رفاعة رافع

Subject

Arabic language--Grammar.

Source

ORBIS record

Publisher

[s.n.]

Date

1869 or 70

Format

5, 179, 2 p. ; 26 cm

Language

Arabic

Type

Lithographs

Identifier

PJ6106 T324 1869

Coverage

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[Cairo?], Egypt