Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 10.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor (page has many rips); Comments: The “F.10” written on the document was done by Ndoup Emmanuel, an elderly son of Nji Mama, just prior to the transfer of Nji Mama’s collection to the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun. Local history asserts that King Njoya destroyed the Bamum script printing press in a fit of rage by throwing it in the river.
Communication between TIKOMPAFUL and MONLIPER regarding the creation of brass typeface to be created for the Bamum script
File details
Creation date:
1910-1946
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Document
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/12/268
Level:
File
Extent:
2 TIFF images
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This file is part of
- Project EAP051:
- Collection EAP051/1:
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- File EAP051/1/1/12/268:
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