1864 RARE CHART DEMONSTRATING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE Linguistics PASIGRAPHY

Description: [Language] ~ WORÜBER REDEST DU? PAIĆ, Moses System einer UniversalSprache sowohl durch die Schrift (Pasigraphie), als auch durch die Laute (Pasilogie) durch Begriffsfixirung mittelst arabischer Zahlzeichen und deren Lautfixirung für den internationalen Verkehr Wien. In Commission bei Rudolf Lechner, 1864. First edition. Dimensions 660 x 780 mm, folded to 220 mm. Single sheet. A trifle creased. A rare survival of a chart demonstrating a remarkably involved and somewhat overworked system for a universal language combining both pasigraphy (writing) and pasilogy (sound). In Paić's system individual words are replaced by concepts, each concept is assigned an Arabic numeral, and in turn each digit is assigned a sound; for example, 'Ich höre' ('I hear') is written 2074+111 and pronounced dullomaba, and 'Du hörst' (i.e. 'you hear') would be 2074+112 or dullomabe. Rhythm is also incorporated, requiring the speaker to intone concepts in specific ways, employing iambics, pyrrhicians, and dactyls. Needless to say, the complexity of the system ensured its immediate decline into obscurity, no doubt accounting for the paucity of surviving copies of this convoluted chart. OCLC records copies at just six locations (BGE, BL, Huntington, NUK, SSB, and Warsaw). ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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