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Facsimile of Père Marquette's Illinois prayer book : It's history by the owner, Colonel J.L. Hubert Neilson, M.D.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks BV249.I44 A446 1908
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allouez, Claude, 1622-1689.
- Language:
- Algonquian (Other)
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesuits--Prayers and devotions.
- Jesuits.
- Jesuits--Missions--Illinois.
- Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions.
- Catholic Church.
- Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.
- Marquette, Jacques.
- Illinois language--Texts.
- Illinois language.
- Illinois Indians--Missions.
- Illinois Indians.
- Missions.
- Illinois.
- Genre:
- Prayers and devotions.
- Texts.
- Physical Description:
- 12 pages, 63 unnumbered leaves of plates : facsimiles, illustrations, 2 portraits ; 16 x 23 cm
- 8vo.
- Other Title:
- Père Marquette's Illinois prayer book
- Illinois prayer book
- Praeces Ilinicae
- Place of Publication:
- Quebec : Published by the Quebec Literary and Historical Society, 1908.
- Notes:
- The manuscript reproduced here in facsimile contains prayers in the Illinois language, composed by the Jesuit missionary Claude Allouez for the use of Père Jacques Marquette--See p. 8.
- Facsimile is preceded by an historical essay by J.L. Hubert Neilson, with caption title: History of the manuscript and pewter plate.
- "In commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, July, 1608."
- Half-title page has title: Praeces Ilinicae.
- "300 copies numbered"--Title page verso.
- Cited in:
- Lande, L.M. Lawrence Lande Coll., 2155
- Other Format:
- Online version: Allouez, Claude, 1622-1689. Facsimile of Père Marquette's Illinois prayer book.
- OCLC:
- 857785
- Publisher Number:
- PML 16774
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