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Society | May 28, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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The world's oldest multiple-page book is on display in Sofia. The artifact is made of 24 carat gold and was donated to Bulgaria's history museum last week. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (novinite.com)
The ancient Etruscan book made of 24-carat gold donated to Bulgaria's National Museum of History made world headlines. It was displayed at the museum together with a fragment from the tomb where it was found.
The artifacts proved to be the world's oldest multiple-page book. Its authenticity has been confirmed by two experts in Sofia and London.
A Bulgarian who lives in Macedonia presented the museum with the unique artifact on condition of anonymity. The book contains six pages. Besides the ancient text, it carries images of a horseman, warriors and a siren.
Merely single pages of Etruscan books have been discovered in Italy whose territory was the homeland of the ancient Etruscans. The donator said that he came across the book in the valley of Bulgarian Struma River during a road construction works. The benefactor discovered it in an ancient tomb covered with frescoes.
The artifacts proved to be the world's oldest multiple-page book. Its authenticity has been confirmed by two experts in Sofia and London.
A Bulgarian who lives in Macedonia presented the museum with the unique artifact on condition of anonymity. The book contains six pages. Besides the ancient text, it carries images of a horseman, warriors and a siren.
Merely single pages of Etruscan books have been discovered in Italy whose territory was the homeland of the ancient Etruscans. The donator said that he came across the book in the valley of Bulgarian Struma River during a road construction works. The benefactor discovered it in an ancient tomb covered with frescoes.
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