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EAP051/1/1/10/24
- Record Id:
- 040-002760168
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x00016c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/10/24
- Title:
- Christian book for Bamum people [early twentieth century]
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 13.4cm x 10cm; Dates Early twentieth century; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Fair; Comments: Note that oil spilled on this book in the 1980s while in NFONKAO Ousmanou’s handsand this renders the pages blurry. Therefore, the photographs of the various items appear blurryat times and this is not a result of photography but the actual condition of the documents.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002760144
040-002760168 - Is part of:
- EAP051/1 : Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban,…
EAP051/1/1 : Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
EAP051/1/1/10 : Njibrum Ismaila Collection [c1896-1930]
EAP051/1/1/10/24 : Christian book for Bamum people [early twentieth century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0010]/036-002760144[0024]/040-002760168
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-10-24⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Former External References:
- APRB 1419
- Information About Originals:
- The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Bamun (African people)
Bamun language - Places:
- Cameroon, Africa
