{"id":98751,"date":"2023-10-25T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/?p=98751"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:14:47","slug":"nsk-and-rijeka-university-library-jointly-publish-facsimile-edition-and-latin-transliteration-of-16th-century-masterpiece-of-croatian-glagolitic-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/nsk-and-rijeka-university-library-jointly-publish-facsimile-edition-and-latin-transliteration-of-16th-century-masterpiece-of-croatian-glagolitic-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"NSK and Rijeka University Library jointly publish facsimile edition and Latin transliteration of 16th-century masterpiece of Croatian Glagolitic heritage\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">On 24 October 2023, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the presentation of the 2023 facsimile edition of a 16<sup>th<\/sup>-century masterpiece of Croatian Glagolitic heritage, an invaluable breviary entitled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/glagoljica.hr\/?pr=iiif.v.a&amp;id=15229\">Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanied by the Latin transliteration and presented as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/nsk-waiving-late-return-charges-as-part-of-croatian-book-month-2023\/\">2023 Croatian Book Month<\/a>, the facsimile edition was jointly published by NSK and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.svkri.hr\/\">Rijeka University Library<\/a>, with the support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/min-kulture.gov.hr\/en\">Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uniri.hr\/en\/home\/\">University of Rijeka<\/a>, whose Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will host the facsimile\u2019s subsequent presentation on 10 November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"88993\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Professor at the Department of Croatian Studies of the University of Rijeka\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Sanja Zub\u010di\u0107 .\" class=\"wp-image-88993 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-1444x1536.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-1926x2048.jpg 1926w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-1015x1080.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-11-scaled.jpg 1805w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 963px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 963\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"476\" data-id=\"84516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Professor at the Section for Old Church Slavonic and Croatian Glagolitic Heritage of the Department of Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Zagreb\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Mateo \u017dagar.\" class=\"wp-image-84516 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-5-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-5-1-300x204.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/476;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"84511\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Assistant Professor at the Department of Croatian Language and Literature of the University of Osijek\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Vera Bla\u017eevi\u0107 Krezi\u0107.\" class=\"wp-image-84511 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-6-1.jpg 441w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-6-1-189x300.jpg 189w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 441px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 441\/700;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Professor at the Department of Croatian Studies of the University of Rijeka\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Sanja Zub\u010di\u0107, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Professor at the Section for Old Church Slavonic and Croatian Glagolitic Heritage of the Department of Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Zagreb\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Mateo \u017dagar and Assistant Professor at the Department of Croatian Language and Literature of the University of Osijek\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Vera Bla\u017eevi\u0107 Krezi\u0107.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The facsimile was presented by its editor-in-chief, Professor at the Department of Croatian Studies of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffri.uniri.hr\/en\/\">University of Rijeka\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a> Sanja Zub\u010di\u0107 and the facsimile\u2019s consulting editors \u2013 Fellow of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.info.hazu.hr\/en\/\">Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts<\/a> and Professor at the Section for Old Church Slavonic and Croatian Glagolitic Heritage of the Department of Croatian Language and Literature at the <a href=\"https:\/\/web2020.ffzg.unizg.hr\/international\/\">University of Zagreb\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a> Mateo \u017dagar and Assistant Professor at the Department of Croatian Language and Literature of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/en\/about-the-faculty\/\">University of Osijek\u2019s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a> Vera Bla\u017eevi\u0107 Krezi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The pride of the NSK collections<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Officium<\/em>\u2019s original copy, published on 15 December 1530 by Rijeka\u2019s historic printing house run by the Bishop of Modru\u0161 \u0160imun Ko\u017ei\u010di\u0107 Benja (1460-1536) and preserved at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsk.hr\/en\/manuscripts-and-old-books-collection\/\">Manuscripts and Old Books Collection<\/a> of the National and University Library in Zagreb as one of only seven copies in the world, was presented by the Head of the Collection Dr Irena Gali\u0107 Be\u0161ker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"89001\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-1002x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Head of the Manuscripts and Old Books Collection Dr Irena Gali\u0107 Be\u0161ker.\" class=\"wp-image-89001 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-1503x1536.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-2004x2048.jpg 2004w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-1057x1080.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-9-scaled.jpg 1879w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1002px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1002\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"894\" data-id=\"89005\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-1024x894.jpg\" alt=\"Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Anica Nazor.\" class=\"wp-image-89005 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-1024x894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-1536x1340.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-2048x1787.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-1238x1080.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-10-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/894;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"89003\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-936x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Senior Public Relations Adviser at the NSK Marketing and Communications Section Dobrila Zvonarek.\" class=\"wp-image-89003 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-936x1024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-1405x1536.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-988x1080.jpg 988w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-1-scaled.jpg 1756w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 936\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Head of the Manuscripts and Old Books Collection Dr Irena Gali\u0107 Be\u0161ker, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Anica Nazor and Senior Public Relations Adviser at the NSK Marketing and Communications Section Dobrila Zvonarek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Anica Nazor briefly spoke about \u0160imun Ko\u017ei\u010di\u0107 Benja, <em>Officium<\/em>\u2019s compiler and an advanced European humanist whose efforts put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijeka.hr\/en\/?noredirect=en_GB\">Rijeka<\/a> on the map of Europe as one of only few cities at the beginning of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century which boasted lively publishing activity and kept abreast of all trends in the publishing innovations and technologies of that age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"84499\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stri\u010devi\u0107.\" class=\"wp-image-84499 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-2-1.jpg 648w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-2-1-278x300.jpg 278w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 648px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 648\/700;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"84497\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Director of the Rijeka University Library Lea Lazzarich.\" class=\"wp-image-84497 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-3-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-3-1-258x300.jpg 258w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 601px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 601\/700;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"84498\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-4.jpg\" alt=\"Director of the Directorate for Archives, Libraries and Museums at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media Anu\u0161ka Deranja Crnoki\u0107.\" class=\"wp-image-84498 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-4.jpg 697w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja_NSK-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/700;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Director General of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) Dr Ivanka Stri\u010devi\u0107, Director of the Rijeka University Library Lea Lazzarich and Director of the Directorate for Archives, Libraries and Museums at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media Anu\u0161ka Deranja Crnoki\u0107.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitors at the presentation programme also heard addresses by the Director General of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) Dr Ivanka Stri\u010devi\u0107, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.svkri.hr\/\">Rijeka University Library<\/a> Lea Lazzarich and Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/min-kulture.gov.hr\/contact-us\/directorate-for-archives-libraries-and-museums\/14505\">Directorate for Archives, Libraries and Museums at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media<\/a> Anu\u0161ka Deranja Crnoki\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOfficium\u2026\u201d is the first dated book of the historic Glagolitic printing house in Rijeka and one of its only few preserved copies in the world is among the treasures of our library\u2019s Manuscripts and Old Books Collection. These facts gave rise to a natural and \u2013 as already shown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsk.hr\/en\/misal-hruacki-the-reprint-of-a-gem-of-croatian-glagolitic-heritage-presented-at-the-nsk\/\">past<\/a> \u2013 highly successful interinstitutional publishing undertaking of the Rijeka University Library and the National and University Library in Zagreb aimed at the promotion of Croatian cultural heritage.<\/em>, said NSK Director General Dr Stri\u010devi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A result of effective teamwork<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The team which prepared the facsimile and <em>Officium<\/em>\u2019s accompanying Latin transliteration, printed by the Rijeka-based printing company Welt in a print run of 300 copies, also included executive editor Dobrila Zvonarek, who moderated the presentation programme, Research Associate at the <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.linkedin.com\/company\/the-old-church-slavonic-institute\">Old Church Slavonic Institute<\/a> Jozo Vela, the editor of <em>Officium<\/em>\u2019s Latin transliteration, the author of the facsimile\u2019s cover Frano Paro, art editor Dalibor Feren\u010dina and graphic designer Goran Hasanec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"899\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-12.png\" alt=\"Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis (1530), NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection.\" class=\"wp-image-98754 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-12.png 1066w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-12-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-12-1024x864.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Officium-parvum-Beatae-Mariae-Virginis_Simun-Kozicic-Benja-12-768x648.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1066px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1066\/899;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/glagoljica.hr\/?pr=iiif.v.a&amp;id=15229\">Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis<\/a><\/em> (1530). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsk.hr\/en\/manuscripts-and-old-books-collection\/\">NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and University of Rijeka, financial support for the publication of the facsimile and its Latin transliteration was also provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgz.hr\/\">Primorje-Gorski Kotar County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gospicko-senjska-biskupija.hr\/\">Diocese of Gospi\u0107 and Senj<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ri-nadbiskupija.hr\/\">Archdiocese of Rijeka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ofm.hr\/lokacija\/rijeka-trsat-samostan-majke-bozje-trsatske\/\">Trsat Franciscian Monastery<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/zaklada-hazu.hr\/\">Foundation of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 24 October 2023, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the presentation of the 2023 facsimile edition of a 16th-century masterpiece&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":84489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[452,702,548,977],"class_list":["post-98751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cooperation","tag-croatian-book-month","tag-croatian-glagolitic-script","tag-nsk-titles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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