Kosinj printing house

Kosinj printing house

Interesting things - Kosinj printing house

In Kosinj, it is assumed, the oldest and first Croatian book, the Missal according to the law of the Roman court, was printed for the first time - in 1483. In 1491, the Glagolitic Breviary was printed, the oldest book printed on Croatian soil. The only, but incomplete, copy is kept today in a museum in Venice, and a smaller fragment in the Vatican Library. Just after the invention of the printing press in Germany, the Frankopani founded a printing house in Kosinj. Kosinj was an important church and cultural seat.

Source: TZ Perušić

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