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Filename:
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cc_csc0062_eliot.jpg
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Identifier:
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cc_csc0062_eliot.jpg
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Title:
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Leaf from an Eliot Indian Bible
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Creator:
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Eliot, John, 1604-1690
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Summary:
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A leaf from the second edition of Eliot's Bible, revised by the editor, with the assistance of John Cotton. The Indian Bible (first issued in 1663) was the first scripture printed in North American, and also the first version prepared for a pagan people in their own language. John Eliot performed the Herculean task of learning the difficult Algonquin tongue, of translating, unaided, the entire Bible in this unknown and unwritten language, of overcoming many technical difficulties, and of them teaching the Indians to read their own tongue. Samuel Green, the printer, was aided greatly by James Printer, and Indian compositor and corrector of the press. "Wohkukquohsinwog Quoshod tumwaenuog" (The prophets are ended) is a specimen of the difficulties encountered. The language is now extinct.
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Contributor:
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Ege, Otto F., 1888-1951
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Date of Original:
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1685
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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bibles
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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book
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Dimensions of Original:
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14 x 18.2 cm
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Original Item Location:
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csc0062
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Library Collection:
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Original Leaves from Famous Bibles
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Digital Project:
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2020_0002_famousbibles
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Catalog Record:
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https://archivesspace.rit.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/509
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Place:
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Massachusetts - Cambridge
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Notes:
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Box-Folder: 2.25
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