Wanradt–Koell Catechism
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title:
Wanradt–Koell Catechism
text:
The Wanradt–Koell Catechism is a partly preserved book that is considered the oldest printed source of Estonian. The oldest known examples of handwritten Estonian appear in 13th-century chronicles. The book was compiled by the clergymen Simon Wanradt and Johann Koell. The book was published in 1535 in Wittenberg. Fragments from the book were discovered in 1929 by the historian Hellmuth Weiss.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1535 book; oldest printed source of Estonian language
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanradt%E2%80%93Koell_Catechism
date created:
2020-12-08T19:06:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T16:08:11Z
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