Micmac Prayer Book
This manuscript is an early 19th Century Newfoundland Micmac prayer book containing hymns, prayers and other religious texts for use in divine worship according to Roman Catholic observance. The majority of the text is written in a hieroglyphic script which is unique to the Micmac tradition. There a...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:prayerbook/245 2023-12-31T10:18:53+01:00 Micmac Prayer Book Miawpukek Mi'kamawey, Mi'kmaq of Conne River, Newfoundland, prayer book in Mi'kmaq hieroglyphics ca. 1810-1812 ca. 1810-1812 138 p. 35.5 x 23.5 cm image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/prayerbook/id/245 mic; eng; fre mic eng fre Micmac Religious Texts (Coll-462 and Coll-318) http://cdm22030.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ead,605 Original held by Miawpukek Band of the Micmac Tribe, Conne River (N.L.). -- Microfilm: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm Reel no. M-8638, 1999 -- An additional facsimile is available in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies: 152 sheets, 35 x 28 cm, unbound in archival box. http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/prayerbook/id/245 Archives and Special Collections Facsimile held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Micmac--Texts Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts Catholic Church--Catechisms--Micmac--Texts Micmac language--Writing Hieroglyphics Text Manuscript 1810 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z This manuscript is an early 19th Century Newfoundland Micmac prayer book containing hymns, prayers and other religious texts for use in divine worship according to Roman Catholic observance. The majority of the text is written in a hieroglyphic script which is unique to the Micmac tradition. There are also a number of annotations in the Micmac language. The manuscript consists of sewn pages bound with caribou hide encased boards. The pages are made with good quality paper. The text is mostly written in pen and ink, with some pencil as well. On title frame of microfilm: ca. 1810-1812. The manuscript has a leaf with a crown and shield watermark design and the date 1807, as well as a handwritten entry dated 1812; the latest date noted is 1892. The papermaker's name appears as J. Jellyman [located in Salisbury, Dowton, Wiltshire, England] 1807. There are also numerous notations and additions, some apparently quite recent. Cataloguer's title. Manuscript Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Micmac--Texts Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts Catholic Church--Catechisms--Micmac--Texts Micmac language--Writing Hieroglyphics Micmac Prayer Book |
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This manuscript is an early 19th Century Newfoundland Micmac prayer book containing hymns, prayers and other religious texts for use in divine worship according to Roman Catholic observance. The majority of the text is written in a hieroglyphic script which is unique to the Micmac tradition. There are also a number of annotations in the Micmac language. The manuscript consists of sewn pages bound with caribou hide encased boards. The pages are made with good quality paper. The text is mostly written in pen and ink, with some pencil as well. On title frame of microfilm: ca. 1810-1812. The manuscript has a leaf with a crown and shield watermark design and the date 1807, as well as a handwritten entry dated 1812; the latest date noted is 1892. The papermaker's name appears as J. Jellyman [located in Salisbury, Dowton, Wiltshire, England] 1807. There are also numerous notations and additions, some apparently quite recent. Cataloguer's title. |
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Micmac Prayer Book |
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Micmac Prayer Book |
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Micmac Prayer Book |
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Micmac Prayer Book |
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Micmac Prayer Book |
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micmac prayer book |
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1810 |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Archives and Special Collections Facsimile held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections |
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Micmac Religious Texts (Coll-462 and Coll-318) http://cdm22030.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ead,605 Original held by Miawpukek Band of the Micmac Tribe, Conne River (N.L.). -- Microfilm: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm Reel no. M-8638, 1999 -- An additional facsimile is available in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies: 152 sheets, 35 x 28 cm, unbound in archival box. http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/prayerbook/id/245 |
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