Agantieoimgeoel. Offices du dimanche. Etrait du Paroissien Micmac
Ste Anne de Restigouche: [publisher not identified], 1917. 32mo, pp. [2] 348; text in Micmac; black buckram with red stained edges, near fine. Mi'kmaq ideograms are the oldest known native writing north of Mexico, and were adapted for the use of Catholic missionary work in the 17th century. The first attempt at printing a book of religious instruction in Micmac hieroglyphs was fraught with difficulty, took almost ten years to produce, and a large number of the resulting books were lost at sea. Pacifique de Valigny, née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson, was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. Item #47847
Price: $75.00
