Скачать или смотреть JACOBUS DE THERAMO (1349–1417). The Compendium of Pope Urban VI. 1484

The Compendium of Pope Urban VI. 1484 Acquired from the collection of Vladas Daumantas in 1941 This incunabulum (a Latin term for the first printed books 1456–1500) is the oldest book in the museum’s library collection. 500,000 incunabula have been preserved all over the world since the invention of Gutenberg's printing technique in the first half of the 15th century - 453 of them in Lithuania. This book is rare as it is the only one of its kind. There is no bibliographic information regarding the publisher nor the place of publication. The texts are in Latin with the Gothic font. Leather covered oak plates are embellished with stamped ornaments and metal knobs. A chain attached to the cover allowed for the book to be fixed to a reading stand. Pope Urban VI’s (real name: Bartolomeo Prignano) connection to Lithuania lies in the fact that he was the pope who authorized the Diocese of Vilnius on March 22 1388, as well as the baptism of Lithuania on April 17, 1388. This book is a compendium Pope Urban VI’s basic thoughts. Collector Vladas Daumantas bought it at 1919 in Berlin-Antique store.