Treasures from our Collections:

Here you can see several examples of unique, rare and most precious items held in the National Library of Russia.

• Manuscripts:
  • Ostromir Gospel. 1056-1057
    
  • Kievan Psalter. 1397
    
  • Gospel of Trebizond. 10th century
    
  • Grandes Chroniques de France. The middle of the 15th century
    
  • Bible Historiale. 14th century
    
  • St Petersburg Codex. The Old Testament in Hebrew. 1010
    
  • Shah-nameh. /Book of Kings./ 1333
    
• Rare Books:
  • Book of Hours. 1509
    
  • Lancelot du Lac. /Lancelot Romance./ About 1500
    
• Asian Collection:
  • Psalter. 1513
    
  • Johann Reuchlin. On accents and orthography of Hebrew. 1518
    
• Foreign Periodicals:
  • Le livre
    
  • Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle
    
• Prints Collections:
  • Prudence. An engraving after Pieter Brueghel's drawing. 1560s
    
  • A. Martynov. The Fountain Milkmaid of Tsarskoe Selo. A lithograph. 1821
    
  • Atlas of Krusenstern's Circumnavigation
    
  • Mice Burying the Cat. A lubok picture. Late 17th - first quarter of the 18th century
    
  • V. Vasnetsov. Nicholas II's Coronation Dinner Menu. 1896
    
  • M. Dobuzhinsky. St Petersburg. The Izmailovsky Regiment. A postcard. 1909
    
  • I. Migursky. Horses Drawing Loads. A photograph. 1869
    
  • I. Raoult. People from Nizhny Novgorod Province. A photograph. Late 1870s
    
  • I. Boldyrev. Don Cossacks before Joining Military Service. A photograph. 1875-1876
    
  • N. Dolgorukov. For the Reconstruction of Transport! A poster. 1931
    
• Russian Maps and Atlases:
  • Map of the World. 1707
    
  • Atlas of the River Don… 1704
    
  • Topographical Description of the New Russian Capital City. 1726-1727
    
  • Plan of the Capital City of Saint Petersburg with Depiction of Its Most Distinctive Views. 1753
    
  • Map of the Capital City of Saint-Petersburg, Accompanied by Twenty Engraved Views of the City. 1825