Collections Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine

1 collections

1.1 orsha gospel
1.2 aeneid
1.3 collection highlights

collections

the library owns works related history , culture of ukraine , surrounding regions, including of oldest , rarest documents in country, including handwritten music composition in existence artemiĭ vedel.

orsha gospel

the library holds orsha gospel. book, dates late 13th century, 1 of oldest belaurisian , 1 of oldest depict cyrillic script. book thrown away monastery in orsha. found napoleon s troops in 1812. in 1874 donated kiev theological academy. resides in collection of national library. has miniature brightly colored illuminations of saint luke , saint matthew. in palaeologian dynasty style. on 300 illustrations of flowers , animals found in book. consists of gospel, menology, , ends matutinal gospels.

aeneid

ivan kotliarevsky s epic poem version of aeneid, virgil, first piece of literature written in common ukrainian. first book discuss cultural , history of ukraine. library holds 5 first edition copies.

collection highlights