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(LORD'S PRAYER.) Chamberlayne, John, editor. Oratio Dominica in diversas omnium fere gentium linguas versa et propriis cuiusque linguae characteribus expressa. Numerous letterpress or engraved specimens of text in exotic languages, including 2 folding engraved plates. [48], 94 [i. e., 96], [6]; [2], 256 [i. e., 156] pages. 2 parts in one volume. 4to, 195x152 mm, contemporary vellum boards, soiled, white ink shelf number on spine, front joint cracked; scattered marginal foxing, inscription and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stamp on general title. Amsterdam: David & Willem Goeree, 1715
The first part gives the text of the Lord's Prayer in some 150 languages and dialects, including American indigenous examples on pages 89-94; the second part is a collection of linguistic essays by various authors, including Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Alden 715/100.
