Monument to Brest Bible to be installed in Brest to commemorate 500th anniversary of printing

23 июня 2017

The monument to the Brest Bible will be installed in the city over the Bug to commemorate the 500th anniversary of printing. A contest for the best sketch, where designers, sculptors and everyone from all over Belarus participated, has come to an end, and the results are now out. A total of 10 projects were submitted. Most of all the votes received the work of Anton Nichiporuk from Minsk. This is a stylized book, the relief of which is based on the engravings from the Bible. The contents of this book feature the release date of the Brest Bible – the year 1563.

Today, there are about 120 copies of this unique edition in the world. The Brest Regional Library only has a part of a 100-page book. The draft version made by the winner of the contest will be further worked on. A ready-made sculptural composition is planned to be installed in autumn at the main book depository of the region.