Coptic, Armenian, and Chinese Alphabet, Jan Luyken, 1690

etching, h 284mm × w 183mm More details

The Jesuits firmly believed that ancient Chinese characters were derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs. In this illustration, Chinese characters are depicted alongside the Coptic and Armenian alphabets. The ‘exotic’ Chinese script was often used in the form of illegible decoration on Delftware.

Identification

Title(s)

Coptic, Armenian, and Chinese Alphabet
Koptisch, Armeens en Chinees alfabet
Coptis Alphabet, Armenisch Alphabet en Chinese Schryf-beelden (title on object)

Object type

Object number

RP-P-1896-A-19368-821

Catalogue reference

Van Eeghen 1115

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Prent linksboven genummerd: 49.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Jan Luyken
publisher: Wilhelmus Goeree (I)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1690

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 284 mm × width 183 mm

Explanatory note

Illustratie opgenomen in: Goeree, Wilhelmus. Voor-bereidselen tot de bybelsche wysheid, en gebruik der heilige en kerklijke historien, 3 delen. Amsterdam: Wilhelmus Goeree I, 1690, dl. I.

Subject

What

letters, alphabet, script

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Jul-1896

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken, P. van Eeghen, Johan Philip van der Kellen, dl. 1, p. 190-191, cat.nr. 1115

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.143559

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