National Library hosts presentation of facsimile of 1st Primer

The purpose of this large-scale project is to present the cultural heritage of Belarus to a wide audience. On the eve of the Day of Knowledge, the National Library of Belarus presents the first Primer. This facsimile edition is an exact copy of the book, which was published in 1618 in the Church Slavonic language. The original is kept in the Middle Temple Library.

The original ABC book appeared in the printing house of the Vilna Orthodox Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit in Evie. Only two copies of 1618 have remained. One of the books was taken by a British collector to London at the beginning of the 17th century. The second copy is in the Royal Library of Denmark.