The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring

Emil Lüring was a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church based in Singapore, Ipoh and Penang, from 1889 to 1909. After his return to Germany he became a lecturer at the Methodist Training Seminary in Frankfurt. During his stay in Malaya, he kept close connections on leading European experts on...

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Main Author: Warnk, Holger
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
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description Emil Lüring was a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church based in Singapore, Ipoh and Penang, from 1889 to 1909. After his return to Germany he became a lecturer at the Methodist Training Seminary in Frankfurt. During his stay in Malaya, he kept close connections on leading European experts on Malay languages and literature, such as Wilkinson, Shellabear, Blagden and Skeat. He was able to obtaine an impressive collection of early printed Malay books which he either received from the American Mission Press or bought himself from local publishing houses or booksellers in Singapore and Riau. Many of these titles are today extremely rare and are listed here
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:24232016-12-14T06:31:34Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2423/ The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring Warnk, Holger Emil Lüring was a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church based in Singapore, Ipoh and Penang, from 1889 to 1909. After his return to Germany he became a lecturer at the Methodist Training Seminary in Frankfurt. During his stay in Malaya, he kept close connections on leading European experts on Malay languages and literature, such as Wilkinson, Shellabear, Blagden and Skeat. He was able to obtaine an impressive collection of early printed Malay books which he either received from the American Mission Press or bought himself from local publishing houses or booksellers in Singapore and Riau. Many of these titles are today extremely rare and are listed here Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2423/1/Sari_28%281%29_2010_5_Warnk%5BFinal%5D.pdf Warnk, Holger (2010) The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 28 (1). pp. 99-128. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.ukm.my/sari/index.html
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The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring
title The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring
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title_short The collection of 19th century printed Malay books of Emil Lüring
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2423/1/Sari_28%281%29_2010_5_Warnk%5BFinal%5D.pdf