Project Gutenberg 2005-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 6673 Wolf, Edwin 1911 1991 Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. A Facsimile of the copy in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, with an introductory essay by Edwin Wolf 2nd. The old Tagalog (Baybayin) font required to read this book can be downloaded from: http://www.mts.net/~pmorrow/fonts.htm Produced by Jeroen Hellingman, Tamiko I. Camacho, and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Doctrina Christiana" by Edwin Wolf is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text serves to illuminate the significance of this volume, recognized as the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593. The work sheds light on the printing methods used, the bibliographical history surrounding the book's creation, and the religious teachings contained within it, primarily focused on the fundamentals of Christianity as conveyed to the native population. The opening of "Doctrina Christiana" discusses the arduous journey to locate this seminal work, engaging readers in a narrative that resembles a scholarly detective story. It outlines the book’s physical characteristics, including details about its contents, such as essential Christian prayers and teachings presented in both Spanish and Tagalog. Wolf introduces four main topics for investigation: the physical description, bibliographical history, authorship, and the printing methods employed, ensuring that readers not only appreciate the book's historical value but also its role in the cultural and religious education of the Filipinos during the Spanish colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en es tl Tagalog language -- Texts Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- Tagalog Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- Spanish Block books -- Facsimiles PL Text Christianity Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 275862 2025-08-07T05:40:28.077577 text/html 295654 2021-01-01T11:47:58 text/html 2914573 2025-08-07T05:40:48.004481 application/epub+zip 2918177 2025-08-07T05:40:36.289521 application/epub+zip 111658 2025-08-07T05:40:29.007562 application/epub+zip 9547627 2025-08-07T05:40:51.734506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9503043 2025-08-07T05:40:40.786522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169806 2022-09-08T03:35:44.229477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198300 2025-08-07T05:40:26.668563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197893 2021-01-01T11:47:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197897 2021-01-01T11:47:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21945 2025-08-07T05:40:51.872441 application/rdf+xml 14010 2025-08-07T05:40:29.100538 image/jpeg 2162 2025-08-07T05:40:29.055575 image/jpeg 71881 2021-01-01T11:47:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 2915242 2021-01-01T11:47:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 71429 2021-01-01T11:47:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 2910702 2025-08-07T05:40:28.341559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog