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The burial place of book printer Ivan Fedorov
Full name of the monument :

The burial place of book printer Ivan Fedorov

Region :
Lviv region
Address of the monument :
Lviv, st. B. Khmelnytskyi, 36
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1583 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ancient period by the end of XVII centuries
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Иван Федоров, друкарь москвитин, который чаянием своим друкование занедбалое обновил. Преставился во Львове 5 декабря 1583 года. Друкарь книг пред тем не виданный
Language(s) of the text :
Other(s)
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Lviv city council
Institution’s website :
https://city-adm.lviv.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Ivan Fedorovych (Fedorov) was the first Ukrainian book printer, a figure of East Slavic culture, as well as an engraver, engineer, and foundry. In 1574, he printed the first East Slavic manual - "Bukvar" with grammar in Lviv.