Open AccessSchilling von Canstadt and His Correspondence with Julius Klaproth in the IOM
Author(s) -
Hartmut Walravens
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
written monuments of the orient
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-0145
DOI - 10.17816/wmo25895-
Subject(s) - orientalism , extant taxon , wonder , alienation , history , art , art history , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , political science , evolutionary biology , law , biology
The paper documents the relationship between the inventor printer and collector of Oriental books Schilling von Canstadt and the Orientalist Julius Klaproth by means of their extant correspondence. Both travelled to the Russian-Mongolian border and acquired books, both were connected with the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg and Paris, the centre of Oriental Studies. Klaproths focus were the history and geography of East and Central Asia, Schillings book collecting and quality printing. Small wonder they got in close contact Schilling profited from Klaproths Orientalist expertise, Klaproth from Schillings rich library and his experience with printing. The letters show an alienation at some point, which was never redressed nor explained, even though the relationship was not severed.