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Book/Printed Material A E H I K : [Estonian alphabet book]. AEHIK

About this Item

Title

  • A E H I K : [Estonian alphabet book].

Other Title

  • AEHIK

Names

  • Forselius, Bengt Gottfried, approximately 1660-1688, author.

Created / Published

  • Riga : Bey Samuel Lorentz Frölich, anno 1724.

Headings

  • -  Estonian language--Alphabet--Early works to 1800
  • -  Alphabet books--Latvia--Riga--Early works to 1800
  • -  Latvia--Riga

Notes

  • -  Estonian in Gothic type.
  • -  Reprint of Forselius's first primer for Lutheran children. The title represents the first line of letters on the first page.
  • -  Signatures: A⁸ B⁴ (minus B4).
  • -  Large woodcut on last page depicts a rooster teaching the musical scale (do re me ...); publication information at page bottom.
  • -  LC copy with: Abecedarium. Croatian / Primus Truber. Tubingae : [Ulrich Morhardt], 1561. Bound together subsequent to publication.
  • -  LAC ddw 2023-05-23 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 22 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 16 cm (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BX8067.P7 T78128 1561

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018656311

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Forselius, Bengt Gottfried, Approximately , Author. A E H I K: Estonian alphabet book. Riga: Bey Samuel Lorentz Frölich, anno, 1724. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018656311/.

APA citation style:

Forselius, B. G. (1724) A E H I K: Estonian alphabet book. Riga: Bey Samuel Lorentz Frölich, anno. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018656311/.

MLA citation style:

Forselius, Bengt Gottfried, Approximately , Author. A E H I K: Estonian alphabet book. Riga: Bey Samuel Lorentz Frölich, anno, 1724. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018656311/>.