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The banned catechism of 1535

The oldest surviving printed book with Estonian text is a Lutheran catechism of 1535. It was compiled by Simon Wanradt, pastor of St Nicholas's, and Johann Koell, pastor of the Church of the Holy Spirit, who translated the Estonian part. 1,500 copies were printed in Wittenberg, with Low German on the left page and Estonian on the right. Soon after it reached Tallinn the town council banned it, perhaps for straying from Luther's text. Only eleven torn leaves survive. The librarian Hellmuth Weiss found them in 1929, used as stuffing in the binding of another book that had been bound in Tallinn around 1540.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Vanim osaliselt säilinud eestikeelset teksti sisaldav trükis on 1535. aasta luterlik katekismus. Selle koostasid Niguliste koguduse pastor Simon Wanradt ja Püha Vaimu koguduse pastor Johann Koell, kes tõlkis eestikeelse osa. Raamatut trükiti Wittenbergis 1500 eksemplari, vasakul leheküljel alamsaksa ja paremal eesti keeles. Varsti pärast Tallinna jõudmist pani raad selle keelu alla, arvatavasti kõrvalekallete pärast Lutheri katekismusest. Säilinud on vaid 11 lehekatket. Need leidis raamatukoguhoidja Hellmuth Weiss 1929. aastal ühe umbes 1540. aastal Tallinnas köidetud raamatu kaane täitematerjali hulgast.

Map of the area around The banned catechism of 1535
59.43833° N, 24.74583° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Wanradti-Koelli katekismus. ↗

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