THE CREATION OF PERESOPNYTSIA GOSPEL
Books are an important part of our life. However, some of them become more than just books — they turn into symbols. They symbolize certain circumstances, a group of people and a historic period. The Peresopnytsia Gospel destiny was to become a symbol of the Ukrainian nation. It was so important that during the inauguration Presidents of the country hold their hand not only on the Constitution, but also on this Book.
The Gospel is a tome of over 9 kilograms, written on the parchment. The Book consists of 964 pages. The creation of the manuscript combined the tradition of rewriting evangelic texts and the intention to make a manuscript and art masterpiece. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that this book was a breakthrough in the medieval thinking an
