The Incredible Adventures of an Ancient Manuscript

Semyon Yakersson – a Hebraist and bibliographer, an expert on medieval manuscripts, author of numerous scientific and popular scientific publications – tells children a story that is both exciting and educational. The Tanakh manuscript called 'The Crown' is fictional, but its adventures are based on real events. The fate of The Crown is indeed incredible: pirates and crusaders, monks and modern bandits – who hasn't tried to seize it over the course of ten centuries? Meanwhile, young readers will learn how books were created in the pre-printing era, how important they were to people, and also about historical events of which The Crown was a participant and witness. 'After all, it is no coincidence that Jews are called the people of the book,' notes the director of the National Library. 'As long as our children are friends with books, we are invincible!'