The Komi National Library is preparing an exhibition dedicated to the history of two rare publications of the 18th century

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The Komi National Library is preparing an exhibition on the history of two rare publications of the 18th century. The Komi National Library is preparing an exhibition on the history of two rare publications of the 18th century on November 9 at 14.30 in the National Library. The library of the Komi Republic will host a presentation of the exhibition “Characters of the Bible: meeting in Kyltovo.” The exhibition will tell the story of two rare 18th-century publications that were covered. This is the famous Elizabethan Bible in Church Slavonic (Moscow, 1784), donated in 2019 to the Holy Cross Monastery of Kyltova by an unknown donor, and the “De Hondt Bible” (The Hague, 1728), mentioned in the literature. like “Numbers”. Bible” or “Bible Pictures”. Engravings from the book were inserted between the pages of the donated Bible. The unique book is kept in the Holy Cross Monastery of Kyltova and not everyone can see it. The National Library, together with its owner, has digitized the rarity, and now the pages of the book and its history are available to residents and guests of the Komi capital. Until the end of 2023, the exhibition in electronic format will be able to be viewed remotely by any resident of the country on the virtual tours website of the Komi National Library. The exhibition is organized as part of the project “Connecting Times and Traditions: An Open Book,” which tells about unique handwritten and early printed sources of spiritual content. Thus, in 2022, residents of the republic became acquainted with the handwritten collection “Spiritual Flower Garden” of Old Believers from the collection of Pavel Limerov. The project partners are the Syktyvkar Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Kyltovo Holy Cross Monastery and the National Gallery of the Komi Republic. Age limit 16+