The Ruthenian Bible of Francysk Skaryna turns 500

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  • Preface
  • Before Skaryna
  • Skaryna
    • Biography
    • Ruthenian Bible
    • Skaryna and Lithuania
    • Royal Gardener
  • After Skaryna
  • Preserving the memory
    • Lithuania
    • Belarus
    • Czechia
  • Memory institutions
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Preface

  • The inventors of printing, Johannes Gutenberg and Johann Fust. At the bottom is an image of a 16th century printing house. 1639. LMAVB
  • Prague about 1536. UBW
  • Poland and Lithuania in the 16th century. 1564. LMAVB
  • The title page of the Bible translated into German by Martin Luther. 1545. LMAVB
  • The groundbreaking figure of the Reformation, Dr. Martin Luther. 1580. LMAVB
  • One of the books of the Ruthenian Bible, The Song of Songs, finished printing on 9 I 1518. BCzart
  • One of the books of the Ruthenian Bible, The Song of Songs, finished printing on 9 I 1518. BCzart
  • The title page of the Bible of Brest. 1563. LMAVB
  • The title page of the Bible translated by Jonas Bretkūnas. 1590. GstA PK, XX HA Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Königsberg

The exhibition is funded by

the Research Council of Lithuania Contract Nr. LIP-105/2016

Authors of the texts:

Rima Cicėnienė
Aleksandr Grusha
Ilya Lemeshkin
Sigitas Narbutas
Daiva Narbutienė
Sergey Temchin
Petr Voyt

Other

Translated into English by
Ana Venclovienė
Translated into Belarusian by
Nina Petkevich

Virtual exhibition mounted
by Ernestas Adomaitis,
Audronė Steponaitienė

Exhibition partners:

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