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Book/Printed Material The Lower Sorbian Testament of Miklawuš Jakubica, 1548. Das niedersorbische Testament des Miklawuš Jakubica 1548

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Title

  • The Lower Sorbian Testament of Miklawuš Jakubica, 1548.

Other Title

  • Das niedersorbische Testament des Miklawuš Jakubica 1548

Summary

  • This 669-page manuscript contains the complete translation of the New Testament into Lower Sorbian by Pastor Miklawus Jakubica. It is one of the most important cultural documents relating to the Sorbian people of eastern Germany and an important source for the study of the West Slavic languages. Completed in 1548, Jakubica's translation, which includes many colorful illustrations of flowers, trees, and animals, has never been printed. As the groundwork for his translation, Jakubica used Martin Luther's translation of the Bible into German, as well as the Latin Vulgate and Czech templates. The work is in fact the very first translation of Luther's Bible into another language. Jakubica used the dialect of Sorau, a town south of Brandenburg, and drew upon words in Czech and Upper Sorbian in his attempt to create a common church written language for all Sorbs. Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian are West Slavic languages, related to Polish and Czech, which are spoken by the Sorbs, a recognized minority people of Germany.

Names

  • Jakubica, Miklawš, 16th century Translator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1548.

Headings

  • -  Germany--Brandenburg
  • -  1548
  • -  Bible
  • -  Bible. New Testament

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 669 pages.
  • -  Original resource at: Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
  • -  Content in Lower Sorbian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667733

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jakubica, Miklawš, 16Th Century Translator. The Lower Sorbian Testament of Miklawuš Jakubica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1548] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667733/.

APA citation style:

Jakubica, M. (1548) The Lower Sorbian Testament of Miklawuš Jakubica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667733/.

MLA citation style:

Jakubica, Miklawš, 16Th Century Translator. The Lower Sorbian Testament of Miklawuš Jakubica. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1548] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667733/>.