Doctrina Christiana by Edwin Wolf
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"Doctrina Christiana" by Edwin Wolf is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text serves to illuminate the significance of this volume, recognized as the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593. The work sheds light on the printing methods used, the bibliographical history surrounding the book's creation, and the religious teachings contained within it, primarily focused on the fundamentals of Christianity as conveyed to the native population.
The opening of "Doctrina Christiana" discusses the arduous journey to locate this seminal work, engaging readers in a narrative that resembles a scholarly detective story. It outlines the book’s physical characteristics, including details about its contents, such as essential Christian prayers and teachings presented in both Spanish and Tagalog. Wolf introduces four main topics for investigation: the physical description, bibliographical history, authorship, and the printing methods employed, ensuring that readers not only appreciate the book's historical value but also its role in the cultural and religious education of the Filipinos during the Spanish colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Editor | Wolf, Edwin, 1911-1991 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. |
| Note | A Facsimile of the copy in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, with an introductory essay by Edwin Wolf 2nd. |
| Note | The old Tagalog (Baybayin) font required to read this book can be downloaded from: www.mts.net/~pmorrow/fonts.htm |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman, Tamiko I. Camacho, and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| Language | Spanish |
| Language | Tagalog |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Tagalog language -- Texts |
| Subject | Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- Tagalog |
| Subject | Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- Spanish |
| Subject | Block books -- Facsimiles |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16119 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-16119-8 |
| Release Date | Jun 23, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4352 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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