Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte Collection - Newberry Library
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In 1901, the Newberry acquired the collection of amateur comparative linguist Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1815-1891), nephew of the Emperor Napoleon.
Waymark Code: WM6CMV
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2009
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Numbering some 18,000 items, the Bonaparte collection represents the state of linguistic studies at the end of the nineteenth century. It includes many grammars and dictionaries for all the European languages and some non-European ones, rare items exemplifying the early printing of individual languages, and other specimens of everyday printing of the nineteenth century selected to represent the spoken languages of that day. It is particularly strong for such linguistic isolates as Albanian, Sardinian, Basque, Frisian, and Lithuanian, for Romance dialectology, and for the Celtic languages. The rarities and other linguistic specimens intersect with other collection strengths of the Newberry, for example, in the areas of children's books, almanacs, courtesy books, Bibles, hymnals, catechisms, and songsters.
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