Seminal 16th Century Book on Display at National Library

Ljubljana, 5 September - The National and University Library (NUK) put on display on Thursday evening "Cerkovna ordninga", an extremely rare copy of the book penned by the Protestant priest Primož Trubar (1508-1586), in an event that attracted keen interest a full 450 years after the book was first published.

Ljubljana One of only two preserved copies of Primož Trubar's "Cervkena ordninga" forms the centrepiece of the National and University Library exhibition "Church of Slovenian Language". Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
One of only two preserved copies of Primož Trubar's "Cervkena ordninga" forms the centrepiece of the National and University Library exhibition "Church of Slovenian Language".
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Uroš Grilc inaugurates the National and University Library exhibition "Church of Slovenian Language", whose centrepiece is one of only two preserved copies of Primož Trubar's "Cervkena ordninga". Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Uroš Grilc inaugurates the National and University Library exhibition "Church of Slovenian Language", whose centrepiece is one of only two preserved copies of Primož Trubar's "Cervkena ordninga".
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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