The Wanradt–Koell Catechism () is a partly preserved book that is considered the oldest printed source of
Estonian
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* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
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. The oldest known examples of handwritten Estonian appear in 13th-century chronicles. The book was compiled by the clergymen and . The book was published in 1535 in
Wittenberg
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Fragments from the book were discovered in 1929 by the historian
Hellmuth Weiss.
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Timeline of early Estonian publications
This is the timeline of notable early Estonian publications, along with links to the articles discussing them.
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, 1535
, Wanradt–Koell Catechism
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References
Further reading
* A. Saareste. Esimese eestikeelse raamatu Wanradt-Kõlli katekismuse keelest (Tartu, 1930)
* Wanradt-Kõlli katekismuse katked a. 1535 (Tartu, 1931)
* H. Weiss. 400-aastane eesti raamat: Wanradt-Koell'i katekismus 1535. aastast (Tallinn, 1935)
* Eesti wanima raamatu Wanradt-Koelli katekismuse säilinud lehekülgede reproduktsioone ja rekonstruktsioone (Tallinn, 1935)
* H. Weiss. Esimene eesti raamat anno 1535. Wanradt-Koell'i katekismus 1535 aasta (New York, 1956, 2. edition, supplemented)
Estonian books
Estonian language
1535 books
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