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Viaggi - Arabo - Spagnolo
Francisco Cañes
Gramatica Arabigo-Española, vulgar, y literal. With an Arabigo-Español dictionary, where the most usual voices are placed for a familiar conversation, with the text of the Christian doctrine in the Arabigo language, 1776
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Madrid, Don Antonio Perez de Soto, 1775. In 4°. Woodcut frieze on the title page, the second part "Texto de la doctrina cristiana" is printed in the Arabic style from right to left, restoration on the inside margin of the title page, some small woodworm damage, rare light foxing and browning, contemporary parchment binding, handwritten title on the spine, minor defects.
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Second, extremely rare edition of this study of Arabic grammar in Spanish by Francisco Cañes (1730–1795), an Arabist and Franciscan missionary in the Near East. Cañes conceived this work with the intention of promoting the conversion of Arabic-speaking communities to Christianity. At the same time, however, his work reveals a genuine linguistic interest: it includes philological reflections on the influence of Arabic on Spanish and the value of Arabic as a tool for exploring the languages of the Bible.
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