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A European Book Exhibition dedicated to Europe Day took place at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU).
TSU Rector, Academician Jaba Samushia, addressed the guests at the event with a welcoming speech: “This exhibition showcases books published in Europe in various European languages. The oldest book is from the 15th century. This means that Georgian society became familiar with European literature and science. Museums around the world would be proud to have these editions in their collections.”
Visitors had the opportunity to see valuable examples from Georgian library collections, including books printed in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. These books included the oldest printed book preserved in Georgia, the unique incunabulum “The Life of Saint Jerome” (1484), as well as Erasmus of Rotterdam's “Conversations” (1526, Amsterdam).
The exhibition featured a special section dedicated to the typographical samples of the Borjomi Collection, which were returned from France in 1936 through the efforts of Ekvtime Takaishvili and transferred to TSU.
The exhibition opening was attended by Zviad Gabisonia, the Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, and Mariam Lashkhi, the Chairperson of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.
The European Book Exhibition was organized by the TSU Library and will continue until the end of the week.
