A UNIQUE BIBLE

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1932, Page 9

A UNIQUE BIBLE

SCHOOL.REFUSES TO SELL. _ . ' - Sfef The creation of the first English college at Sarospatak, Hungary, recalls .the fact that the library of the high school ~ contains a unique Bible, which was written by hand in the Polish language in the fourteenth century. Repeated efforts have, been made by the Polish Government .to acquire, the Bible, which is regarded as national,.,, treasure of Poland, and before the war half a million gold pieces were offered for it, and later ten thousand acres of , s land; . . : . < The library of the Sarospatak. high school, however, refused all offers for the Bible, but eventually permitted ■ Bernacky, of s the Cracpw University; tot y have each page photographed aeparately* . .. a business which- cost Poland eighty ; pounds.. A’ The “Pesti Hirlap” recalls . the •; of the Bible, whidi.contains a and eighty-five . pages. IV was,'lsgun/ : at.-,- | the wish of Hedwig, daughter ;oL > the, Hungarian King, ,Lajds .the Great, A 1 wife of the .Polish: King after the. death of.the Queen .was dis-. continued, and?was only .tondufied/.ini,... 1435,< t'.. •.■ The first writer of the Bible wa< ; . Andreasi Jasovicky, a university, sor of. Cracow, and four other?persona . < continued the. work. It is .believed/that '• the Bible was taken to Hungary by .the a Rakocis .as?war booty, and later became the property of the Sarospatak school with the rest; of ~the library. a,’