Sir William Jones Manuscripts collection: 18th Century comparative linguistics studies

We just published items from the Sir William Jones Manuscripts collection:
 
 
William Jones (1746-1794) was a British lawyer in India and pioneer of comparative linguistic studies. The Sir William Jones Manuscripts consist of various types of documents related to his linguistic studies, many in their original language with translations or notation by Jones. Included are documents in Sanskrit and Persian relating to astrology, botany and law.
 
Thanks to Michael for his careful handling and photography and to Joe and Alberto for moving these images through the pipeline. Thanks to Rasan for helping us solve a tricky problem with the workflow.

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