Booklet, Ko nga Upoko eono o te Pukapuka a te Poropiti a Raniera

Maker
Colenso, William
Puckey, Edward Walter
Production date
1840

Object detail

Brief Description
Booklet, Ko nga Upoko eono o te Pukapuka a te Poropiti a Raniera: me te Pukapuka ano hoki a te Poropiti a Hona: He Kupu ra no te Paipera, ko ia hoki te Pukapuka a Ihowa te Atua pono. Katahi ka taia ki te reo Māori. No Paihia: He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere. 1840.

The imprint at the end of the booklet reads: No Paihia: He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere.

A booklet with text in Māori, printed on a letterpress and bound along the spine with thread. The text is a translation of the first six chapters of the Book of Daniel from the Old Testament, including the stories of the Burning Fiery Furnace, Belshazzar's Feast, The Lion's Den, and the book of Jonah. The booklet was translated by Mr W G Puckey, although it is sometimes attributed to William Colenso.
Edition/State/Version
First edition
Production date
1840
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Grey cover, pages printed in black ink, hand bound along spine with thread, side and bottom edges of pages of differing widths and lengths
Measurements
Height x Width: 202 x 121mm
Signature/Inscription
F K. Maclean, Inscription, Handwritten
Colenso, Inscription, Handwritten
H. B. Museum, Inscription, Handwritten
HAWKE'S BAY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
14/- / auction / 1936 / The Book of / Jonah, & Daniel, Inscription, Handwritten
Subject date
1840
Other number(s)
4270, Pams Maori Bib, 22393

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