{"product_id":"english-manual-prayers-catechisms-english-typography-four-p9uduo2y","title":"English Manual or Prayers and Catechisms in English Typography [and four other titles in the Polyglot Manuals series: English (Phonography); Chinook; Latin; \u0026 Shushwap].","description":"\u003cp\u003e[with:] Shushwap Manual or Prayers, Hymns and Catechism, in Shushwap. Second edition. [9], 10-132pp. Kamloops, B.C. A. Dontenwill, O.M.I., 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll five of the fascicles in this sammelband were issued with distinct title-pages, and represent five of the twelve part series of Fr. Lejeune’s “Polyglot Manuals”. All published in 1896, they are as follows: \u003cem\u003eEnglish Manual or Prayers and Catechisms in English Typography\u003c\/em\u003e; P\u003cem\u003erayers and Catechism in English (Phonography)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eChinook Manual, or Prayers, Hymns and Catechisms in Chinook\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLatin Manual or Hymns and Chants in use by the Indians of British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from the English Manual, the text of the other parts is largely rendered in the Duployan shorthand, with only occasional page headers and section titles in Roman script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adaptation of the shorthand writing system to this pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest was the work of Catholic missionary Fr. Jean-Marie LeJeune (1855-1930). He simplified a preexisting stenographic code to aid adult speakers of the language without literacy to more easily learn a form of reading that would facilitate their participation in the mission’s activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese manuals are a prime example of the kind of books LeJeune was producing, often on a press of his own. They are small format so easily portable, with much of the text reproducing his own holograph shorthand. These would likely have been distributed to First Nations member of the community for liturgical use. There is a large section of music included. These polyglot manuals would therefore have been aimed at allowing individuals who had learned the shorthand system to familiarise themselves with the Latin, Chinook Jargon, and English words being used in the mission churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeakers of Chinook Jargon did not represent one specific Indigenous group, but rather it was developed during the nineteenth century as a lingua franca so diverse groups could communicate around trading stations and factories throughout British Columbia. As such, it contains elements of Salishan, Wakashan, Shahaptian, English, and French, with onomatopoeic additions, and was picked up by Chinese immigrants as the working language of canneries and mills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shushwap Manual appears to be a second edition of the eighth part of LeJeune’s Polyglot Manual series, first published in 1896. The first edition was only 63pp, and this is 132, with the addition of a sizeable supplement of Catechisms and Hymns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a smattering of OCLC listings for the Polyglot Manual series, however the parts are seldom found together as a full set of twelve, and are more often bound in irregular combinations as here. All are scarce in commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLowther, B.J. Bibliography of British Columbia, 1205.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67899629895989,"sku":"262320","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/262320_03.jpg?v=1792641672","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/english-manual-prayers-catechisms-english-typography-four-p9uduo2y","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}