Booklet, Ko nga Upoko ewitu 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 ewitu [e whitu] 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.

A booklet with text in Māori, printed on a letterpress and bound along the spine with string. The text is a translation of the first seven chapters of the Book of Daniel from the Old Testament, including the stories of the Burning Fiery Furnace, Belshazzar's Feast and 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. The booklet is a reprint of: Ko nga Upoko eono o te Pukapuka a te Poropiti a Raniera, with the insertion of the seventh chapter of Daniel.
Edition/State/Version
Second edition
Production date
1840
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Grey cover, printed in black ink, hand bound with cotton, hand cut pages, top edge of pages
Measurements
Length x Width: 200 x 118mm
Subject date
1840
Credit line
gifted by Rosemary Dunne
Other number(s)
8961, Pams Maori Bib, 22397

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