The life of Cardinal Mezzofanti / With an introductory memoir of eminent linguists, ancient and modern

Chapter 3: CORRIGENDA.

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The biography chronicles the life and linguistic attainments of a renowned cardinal polyglot, assessing his familiarity with many tongues through careful testimony gathered by the author from native speakers and former pupils. It pairs a personal narrative with an extensive introductory memoir surveying eminent linguists from antiquity to the modern era, arranged by region and scholarly school. The text reproduces facsimile samples, reports extensive correspondence-based evidence, and offers critical commentary on extravagant claims about miraculous language gifts. Throughout, the author prioritizes specific, witness-based evaluation over rumor and places the subject within broader developments in the study of languages.

CORRIGENDA.

Page	35,	Line	5, for “yards” read “feet.”
	52,		last, after “(1704),” supply “who.”
	57,		21, for “Bourmouf,” read “Bournouf.”
	59,		8, for “John and,” read “and John.”
	76,		2nd last, for “Boehthingk,” read “Boehtlingk.”
	117,		4th last, (and three other places,) for “marvelous,” read “marvellous.”
	119,		2nd last, for “months,” read “years.”
	121,		2nd last, for “Hall,” read “Hill.”
	281,		22, for “Grüner,” read “Grüder.”
	283,		17, for “Rabinical,” read “Rabbinical.”
	312,		10, for “unable,” read “able.”
	426,		4th last, for “seneeta,” read “senecta;” also interchange ; and !

Transcriber’s Note: The corrections have been made.

Fac-similes in Sixteen Languages.