Abstract

The work under review is the first volume of the catalogue of ancient Uyghur manuscripts and xylographs preserved in the Institute of Oriental manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St Petersburg). This is the largest collection of texts and documents transcribed in the ancient Uyghur language in Russia. The catalogue is subdivided into 12 thematic sections. They comprise descriptions of 564 ancient Uyghur fragments, altogether 601 entries. The publication is accompanied by three prefaces, extensive scholarly introductions in Russian and English languages, as well as indexes and facsimiles of most documents.

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