Small notebook with preparations for a pamphlet on the relationship between God and man. By Gg. Reusch 1905 (B.V. 1565, China 1904-1928). 32pp in Hakka.
7 unbound notebooks with a collection of Hakka words by Dr. Bay, approx. 40pp each. The words in the two last notebooks relate to various subjects, e.g. sickness and death, famine or religious themes.
Letter written by the catechist Ho Thai khon on card board, dated 1901, 12th month, 8th day, and addressed to F. Kircher (B.V. 1256, China 1887-1901), with translation into German.
According to the title two booklets where Winnes practiced writing the Chinese name for God: Schin king. Then or Schang ti 150x and Schu king. Then or Schang ti 223x. But in fact it seems to be a philosophical treatise about confuzianism and…
Eight leaves, where somebody (a missionary) practiced Cantonese script, adding the romanized script and a German translation and, on three pages, also Japanese script. Autor? Date?
Heinrich Bender (B.V. 497), China 1862- 1900). A 9cm thick 21 x 33cm volume, written Dec. 1863-July 1864. The signature of C. Gutmann suggests that is was handed over to the Museum of the Basel Mission by him (B.V. 1357, China 1897-1907).
Theodor Hamberg (B.V. 292, China 1846 -54). The first part of the 3,5cm thick 21 x 33cm volume is a cash book, begun 1839 in Sweden apparently, also by Hamberg, with a gap between 1842 and 1847, when it was continued in China as a dictionary.
The first pages jointly by Samuel Lutz (B.V. 1368, China 1895-1907) and Friedrich Lindenmeyer (B.V. 1514, China 1900-1912), the rest by Lindenmeyer only. A 5,5cm thick 25,5 x 38,5 cm volume.
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