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Franciscus Skorina
Apostol
Vilna, 1525. [344] p.

The second book issued by the printing house of Franciscus Skorina (pre-1490 - pre-1541), Belarussian humanist and enlightener, and founder of printing in Vilnius and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It is an Orthodox book written in Church Slavic (Cyrillic), intended for home reading, and considered the apex of artistic design in the history of Slavic books at that time.

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