The first book route. The book of books

The first book route. The book of books

Where to go: Peresopnytsia village

It is worth taking with you

  • - the best memories from the course of religious studies;
  • - readiness to read Old Slavonic;
  • - list of national symbols;
  • - translator from Esperanto (or dictionary);
  • - ten hryvnias.

This book is kept in a chest, and the pages are turned over, wearing white gloves. She leaves the vault only under guard, in an armored car and only once every four years. At the time it was created, this book stood as a whole town. It was written 4 centuries ago by hand. The book was unprecedented at the time. Now it is called phenomenal. The Peresopnytsia Gospel is a masterpiece of manuscript art. It has no equal in beauty and richness of design. Now the Peresopnytsia Gospel is a symbol of statehood - the presidents of Ukraine take the oath on the book. And the homeland of this phenomenon is once a princely city, and now a village near Rivne called Peresopnytsia.

It is here that the cultural and archeological center was opened to mark the 450th anniversary of the famous book. So if you are interested in seeing what manuscript masterpieces look like (in particular, their facsimile copies), find out why the Peresopnytsia Gospel is called the Ukrainian First Book, hear about the fate of the woman who gave birth to it, and view the world's only collection of translations of the scriptures. (including Romani, Karakalpat and even Esperanto), then this route is just for you.