Mercury, Or, The Secret and Swift Messenger: Shewing how a Man May with Privacy and Speed Communicate His Thoughts to a Friend at Any Distance ; Together with an Abstract of Dr. Wilkins's Essays Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language

John Wilkins

John Benjamins Publishing, 1984 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 184 pages

Works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins' (1708). Together with an abstract of Dr. Wilkin's 'Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Languages, ' a sketch of the life of the author and an account of his writings. With an introductory essay on the Universal Language Movement in England, France and Germany in the 17th and 18th century by Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mercury, Or, The Secret and Swift Messenger: Shewing how a Man May with Privacy and Speed Communicate His Thoughts to a Friend at Any Distance ; Together with an Abstract of Dr. Wilkins's Essays Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language; Volume 6 of Foundations of semiotics
• Author: John Wilkins
• Editor: Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing, 1984
• ISBN: 9027232768, 9789027232762
• Length: 184 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General