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THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS

This rare and beautiful book was first published in 1748 by the famous Klauber Brothers Publishing House in Augsburg, Germany and represented in 2015 in Kyiv.

2-nd place in nomination "Art" of XVII of "Book of the year" award
Number of pages: 396
Age: from 18 years old
Cover: Hardcover
Size: 315 х 240 mm
Payment: On receipt, cashless, Visa / MasterCard
Delivery: Pickup from the store, Nova Poshta, Justin
3700 UAH

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Why buy a book

  • The Holy Scripture is undoubtedly one of the principal books of humanity; many languages developed their written forms with the sole purpose of printing the Bible in the native tongue of the people.
  • The Old and the New Testaments are important parts of our cultural heritage and key documents for historians and linguists.
  • No other books compare with the Bible in dealing with the topic of love. Love is patient, love is kind, love never fails. Without it, we are nothing. The biblical words about love have been inspiring and transforming the humankind for several millennia.
  • It is also a book about searching for life’s senses, both personal and universal.
  • One could spend hours meditating on illustrations that are rich in meaning or enjoying the atmosphere of old times which envelops the reader from the first pages and holds till the last.
  • The collector’s facsimile edition of the antique book will be the pride of any library. It is a worthwhile gift that will surely make an unforgettable impression.
  • The book’s place is on the crossroads of history, literature and visual arts. The heavy, premium-quality book boasts carefully recreated illustrations by Johann Adam Stockmann and makes an excellent gift to a connoisseur of beauty and antiquity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Valentyna Bochkovska

Valentyna Bochkovska is the director of the Ukrainian Museum of Books and Printing (since 2008), historian, researcher and expert in the field of antique books’ verification (XVI-XVIII cent.). She graduated from Kyiv State University (1989) and completed her graduate studies at the Ukrainian center of the Philosophy Department of Taras Shevchenko National University. She co-authored several books, such as “The Catalogue of Books Printed at Pochayiv and Univ Monastries in XVIII-XX Centuries, from the collection of the Ukrainian Museum of Books and Printing” (2008), “A Collection of Ukrainian Antique Books of XVI-XVIII Centuries” (2012).
In 2012-2016 she was on the panel of judges of the International Lviv Book Forum.
In 2016-2017 — a Fulbright scholar in Chicago (USA) where she worked with antique book and map collections in museums of Chicago, Stamford and New York.

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