Vat.ind.3

Shelfmark
Vat.ind.3 (details)
Author
Leijdecker (tr)
Title
Gospel of Matthew, translated into Malay
Date
1691-1701
Notes

In Jawi. "Swellengrebel1 identified this as the only surviving manuscript of a complete book of the draft Bible translation Leijdecker was working on from 1691 until his death in 1701. The only other extant manuscript of Leijdecker’s draft Malay translations contains only fragments of four different books of the Bible, in a Leiden University manuscript (LOr1961). Leijdecker’s translation is otherwise only known through the printed version of the New Testament in 1733, which had undergone substantial revision in 1723-5, long after Leijdecker’s death. Earlier, less admired, Malay translations of the gospels had however been printed as early as 1629."

See Igunma, J. (n.d.). "The beautiful art of Tai palm leaf manuscripts". Retrieved June 19, 2020, from https://www.academia.edu/33094822/The_beautiful_art_of_Tai_palm_leaf_manuscripts p. 56

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