04 February 2020

Ottema's OL publications and where to find them

Dr. J.G. Ottema, ca. 1875
In Chronological order

Used abbreviations:
  • FG - Friesch Genootschap (Frisian Society)
  • GAO1/ GAO2 - Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok (Historical notes and clarifications to the OLB) 1st (1873) and 2nd (1878) extended edition
  • HC - Heldersche Courant (newspaper)
  • LC - Leeuwarder Courant (newspaper)
  • OLB1/ OLB2 - Thet Oera Linda Bok 1st (1872) and 2nd (1876) corrected edition
  • NS - Nederlandsche Spectator
  • SB - Sandbach translation of OLB1 (1876)

Also of use: list of classical sources referred to by Ottema (1878)

date d/m/y
title and description
NL
EN
Feb. 1871
Der Friezen herkomst volgens het boek van Adela (Origin of the Frisians according to Adela's book) - lecture FG, partly in LC (29-8-1871) and as Inleiding (introduction) in OLB1 and OLB2
yes 
10-9-1871
Eene reis langs den Rijn in de zesde eeuw voor Christus (A journey along the Rhine in the 6th century BC) - LC [this was merely a fragment of Ottema's transliteration p. 108-118 (Apollania’s Journey), without any commentary]
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-
19-9-1871
Thet Bok thêra Adela folstar (The book of Adela's followers) - reply to mr. Colmjon in LC
27-9-1871
Friesch handschrift in het bezit van den Heer C. Over de Linden te Helder (The Frisian manuscript of mr. C. Over de Linden, Helder) - HC [this article is identical to the one in LC of 19-9 (reply to Colmjon), only the title is different]
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-
14-10-1871
Adela's boek. Brief aan mr L. Ph.C. van den Bergh (Adela's book. Letter to mr vd Bergh) - NS [original not found yet]
1872
Thet Oera Linda Bok (1st edition translation + transcript, incl. list of improvements) - * please use 2nd corrected edition (1876)
*
SB
1872
Vergelijkende taalproeve van de Oud Friesche wetten, en de taal van het handschrift (Experimental comparison of the manuscript-language relative to that of the Old Frisian laws) - in OLB1 and OLB2
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1873
[GAO1] Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok (Historical notes and clarifications to the OLB) 1st edition - * please use 2nd extended edition (1878)
*
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1873
Germanen (Germanic peoples) - addendum to GAO1 and GAO2 (5 pages)
May 1874
De Koninklijke Akademie en het Oera Linda Boek (The Royal Academy and the OLB) - brochure 20 pages
16-3-1876
De Deventer Courant en het Oera Linda Boek (The Deventer Newspaper and the OLB) - lecture FG, later brochure 29 pages (june)
Sept. 1876
Voorbericht (preface) to OLB2
Oct. 1876
Leeuwarden, de Middelzee en het Oera Linda Boek - brochure 5 pages [this short essay is included in GAO2; p.34-37 "Van den beginne af ... ter plaatse heeft bevonden."]
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5-10-1876
Het handschrift van Thet Oera Linda Bok heeft al langen tijd vóór het jaar 1600 bestaan (The OLB manuscript existed long before 1600) - FC, later added to OLB2 (4 pages)
Oct. 1876
Thet Oera Linda Bok (2nd edition translation + transcript)
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29-3-1877
reply to Wie heeft het Oera Linda Boek geschreven? (Who wrote the OLB) - FC, later added to GAO2 (2 pages)
13-9-1877
reply to De Pandschâb Kolonie van het Oera Linda bok (The Punjab colony of the OLB) - FC, later added to GAO2 (3 pages)
1878
[GAO2] Geschiedkundige aanteekeningen en ophelderingen bij Thet Oera Linda Bok (Historical notes and clarifications to the OLB) 2nd extended edition