THE LORD'S PRAYER Handwritten in 112 Different Languages - Original, One-of-a-Kind Calligraphic Manuscript

This is an amazing, handmade, one-of-a-kind calligraphic manuscript containing handwriting examples of "The Lord's Prayer" written in 112 different languages. Circa 1860's - 1880's (the book is undated); there is no indication as to who had created the book, or where. Handsome leather binding with gilt decorations on the covers, spine, and board edges; marbled end papers; gilt page edges on all sides. The handmade title page features a beautiful decorative color border around the handwritten title, which reads: "The Prayer of our Lord Written in Various Languages and Characters in Propaganda." Interspersed within the book are full-page illustrations of various landmarks and regions from around the globe (the illustrations were presumably taken from another book). Each prayer is beautifully and neatly scripted in black ink, and the pages are hand-numbered in ink at the upper-outer corners - - much care was taken in creating this wonderful book.

The 112 languages are as follows (Note: the spelling of some languages differ today - I have typed them as they appear in the book):
1. Hebrew 2. Kabbinico 3. Samaritan 4. Syrian 5. Litteral Chaldean 6. Vulgar Chaldean 7. Cufo-Ararbic 8. Cufic 9. Arabic 10. Sidonic 11. Glagoritic 12. Karmathic 13. Zend 14. Persian 15. Arabic Charm 16. Persepolitan 17. Litteral Armenian 18. Vulgar Armenian 19. Persian 20. Kurdish 21. Runic 22. Circassian 23. Sacred Irish - Ogham 24. Phoenician 25. (blank) 26. Hindostanee 27. Sanscrit 28. Samscrutam 29. (blank) 30. Maratha 31. (blank) 32. Kanareyn 33. Malabaric 34. Palmyrene 35. Nabathean 36. Bengalese 37. Tamul 38. Singhalese 39. Concanic 40. Nagari 41. Siamese 42. Tibetan 43. Chinese 44. Birman 45. Chinese Tartar 46. Manciuric 47. Tartar 48. Mongolian 49. Kita Tartar 50. Moco Tata 51. Mantchou Tartar 52. (blank) 53. "Europe" 54. Ancient Greek 55. Modern Greek 56. Palasgic 57. Oscan 58. Arcadian 59. Volscian 60. Old Latin 61. Latin 62. Italian 63. Spanish 64. Portughese 65. French 66. English 67. Scotch 68. (blank) 69. Servian 70. Irish 71. Celtic 72. Gothic 73. Ancient Scandinavian 74. German 75. Dutch 76. Swiss 77. German Dialect of Westphalia 78. Islandese 79. Belgian 80. Frisic 81. Sassonoantic 82. Selvan 83. Norwegian 84. Polish 85. Hungarian 86. Sclavonian 87. Russian 88. Georgian 89. "Africa" 90. (un-titled) 91. Cufic 92. Theban Coptic 93. Coptic Memphitic 95. Coptic Basmuric 96. Amharic 97. Ethiopic 98. (blank) 99. Berber 100. Sabaean 101. (blank) 102. (blank) 103. (blank) 104. (blank) 105. (blank) 106. (blank) 107. "America" 108. Guatemala 109. Mohogic 110. Melindan 111. Nova Zemblese 112. Algonkin 113. Mexican 114. Peruvian 115. Yugatan 116. Chilian 117. Homaguan 118. Caribbean 119. Paraguay

Condition:
Clean covers with no stains; rubbing of the leather on the spine and along the spine edges; wear to the corners and to the top and bottom edges of the spine; bright gilt on the covers and spine. The text block has separated from the spine before the title page...as a result, a cluster of pages from the title page to page 39 have detached; the following pages through to the end of the book are attached. Bright gilt page edges on all sides. The pages are in excellent condition - clean with no issues found (with the exception of 2 small ink stains at the bottom of the "French" page and foxing to the front and rear blank end papers).