Batuvčir's specimens of Mongolian Penmanship 9630557649

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BATUVCIR’S _ SPECIMENS OF MONGOLIAN PENMANSHIP

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(1934) Re-edited and! commented by

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AKADEMIAI

KIADO, BUDAPEST.

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AKADEMIAI KIADO, BUDAPEST 1990

A project of the Res earch Group for Alt aic Studies of the Hungarian Aca demy of Sciences

ISBN 963 05 5764 9 © Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest 1990

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES

Printed in Hungary

HU ISSN 0231-4134

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a reproduction

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journals.

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alphabet,

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in Mongolian

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of

perfection

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