Papers of Sir Gerard Clauson, comprising preliminary studies in the decipherment of the Hsi-hsia [Tangut] language, an ancient northeastern Tibeto-Burman language once spoken in Western Xia or Tangut Empire. Includes a 'Skeleton Dictionary of the Hsi-hsia Language' (1937-1938) and other manuscript notes by Clauson concerned with Hsi-hsia studies.
Papers of Sir Gerard Leslie Makins Clauson
This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 102 MS 84335
- Dates of Creation
- n.d.
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Tangut
- Physical Description
- 1 box and 7 binders
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