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The Lord’s Prayer in Arabic [Al-Salah al-Rabbaniyyah].

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This unrecorded nineteenth-century broadside prints, as it states, The Lord’s Prayer in Arabic, within an ornate typographic border, with the prayer itself presented within a keystone-shaped inset with a thick border, possibly symbolizing prayer as the foundation of one’s faith.

The font is standard, highly legible nineteenth-century Arabc type face, such as used by missionary and Bible printing societies.

The broadside was possibly used by missionaries as a catechetical tool to teach the prayer to Arabic-speaking Christians or for outreach to Arabic speakers unfamiliar with Christianity. The broadside format would have suitable for public display, such as in a classroom or a place of worship. Additionally, The Lord’s Prayer was often used as a set piece to demonstrate typography.

A small printed Arabic slip, affixed upside down to the broadside’s lower margin, roughly translates to: “From Egypt’s Alexandria. [18]66”.

Description: [Unk.]. The Lord’s Prayer in Arabic [Al-Salah al-Rabbaniyyah].

[N.p., London?: n.d., 1860s to 1880s?]. English Title on 2 lines, Arabic title and text on 9 lines within double rule keystone-shaped border, the whole within a border of repeated floral typographic ornaments. 10 x 8 inches. Generally fine. bchaj367609

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Not recorded in OCLC. Of some possible relevance, OCLC 33889188 records a 4-page Boston tract of poetry by Maria J. Bishop, titled Bells of St. Matthew, with a suggested publication date between 1860–1880. It includes a note from the text indicating that her poetry included “Lines suggested by a copy of the Lord’s Prayer in Arabic.”

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