Booklet, Ko tetahi wahi o te pukapuka a Ihaia a te poropiti
Maker
Maunsell, Robert
Colenso, William
Production date
Circa 1841
Current rights
Public Domain
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Brief Description
A booklet titled: Ko tetahi wahi o te pukapuka a Ihaia a te poropiti. Imprint at end: No Paihia: He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere.
This is the first installent of Robert Maunsell's translation of the Old Testament into Māori. The text is from Deutero-Isaiah, chapters 49-55. This tract of Maunsell's is primarily about idolatry, illustrated by the evil of Babylon as mirrored by the 'New Babylon' (Rome) and the restoration of the Church.
This is the first installent of Robert Maunsell's translation of the Old Testament into Māori. The text is from Deutero-Isaiah, chapters 49-55. This tract of Maunsell's is primarily about idolatry, illustrated by the evil of Babylon as mirrored by the 'New Babylon' (Rome) and the restoration of the Church.
Edition/State/Version
First edition
Collection
Production date
Circa 1841
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
No cover, irregularly sized pages printed in black ink, not bound. Some pages are uncut.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 198 x 113mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Inscription, Handwritten
H.W.W. 45, Old Collection Information
H.W.W. 45, Old Collection Information
Classification terms
Subject date
1841
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
gifted by Lady Florence Maclean
Other number(s)
38/183, MMC372, 4279, Pams Maori Bib, 22327
Accession number
38/183
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