The Sofia Library continues to present the capital's publishers and their highest achievements on the domestic book market in the period from the Liberation to Nationalization (1947). During the days dedicated to Sofia, the Marble Foyer - ground floor will host the exhibition "The First Booksellers of the Capital - Bearers of European Traditions and National Spirit".
The library's program has already included the exhibitions "Publisher T. F. Chipev - the art of the book" and "Hemus Publishing House and its owner", which we have reflected on our website.
The exhibition presents the first booksellers, printers and publishers who worked in Sofia from the Liberation to the beginning of the 20th century. After Sofia was declared the capital, important state, public, cultural and educational institutions were created in the city. During this period, the literary work was also concentrated in Sofia and publishing traditions were formed. Young Sofia booksellers learned from the most prominent first Bulgarian publishers - Hr. G. Danov, Dragan Manchov, Ignatov or received their education abroad. Yanko S. Kovachev, Ivan Govedarov, Bogdan Proshek, Ivan Ignatov, T. F. Chipev, Hr. Olchev and others were presented. All of them, with their activities, contributed to the realization of the common national aspiration during those years - "to be equal to European culture".
The exhibition will feature books and periodicals from the Sofia Library collection – first editions of Bulgarian authors – “Bai Ganyo” by Al. Konstantinov (1885), “Under the Yoke” (1894), “Draski i šarki” (1896) by Iv. Vazov, “Pisma ot Rome” by Konstantin Velichkov (1889). Examples of book printing and layout for this period – “Sacchineniya” by Hr. Botev (1888), “Dyakonat Levski” by St. Zaimov (1897) with an appendix of a facsimile of the farewell letter to Veneta. First translations of foreign writers – “Iphigenia in Tauris” by Goethe (1894), “Macbeth” by Shakespeare (1898), “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stone (1898). The Metropolitan Library also houses some of the first periodicals printed in Sofia – “Bulgarian Illustration”, “Periodic Magazine”, “Collection of Folk Thoughts”. We also display samples from numerous official publications such as the Tarnovo Constitution, the Penal Code, various regulations, as well as draft laws with the personal notes of Dr. Konstantin Stoilov.
The texts include short biographies, a history of printing and curious memories of contemporaries.
Opening: September 15, 2017, 11:00 AM
Place: Marble Foyer – ground floor, Metropolitan Library
Closing: September 25, 2017
Source: Metropolitan Library
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