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New Testament, 1814

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 483

Scope and Contents

ff.I + 520 + II; 235 x 150mm; text size 175 x 95mm; 16 lines rebound in brown tooled leather stamped in gold on spine "New Testament in Hindoostanee by Rev. H. Martyn".
Red ink is used for verse numbers and chapter headings etc. Marginal notes in English, partly trimmed off by rebinding process.
Translated by Henry Martyn and copies by an unnamed scribe. Published Serampore Mission Press for BFBS, 1814 (IC 2650 - see note to this entry for further details of the translation).

Dates

  • Creation: 1814

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

Urdu

Physical Description

paper

Date information

DateText: Before 1814.

Originator(s)

Bible, New Testament, Urdu

Finding aid date

2012-01-26 16:30:14+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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