| Title: | (E) The Baska Tablet precious stone of Croatian literacy |
| Submitted by: | prof. dr. Darko Zubrinic |
| Date: | 9-Oct-05 |
| Category: | History |
THE BASKA TABLET
precious stone
of Croatian literacy
The Baska tablet is probably the most famous monument of early Croatian literacy, dating from about 1100. Its size and weight are impressive: 2x1 m, 800 kg. According to Branko Fucic and Eduard Hercigonja, the language of inscription is Croatian - Chakavian with elements of liturgical Church Slavonic, and the script is Croatian Glagolitic. It was found in the church of St. Lucy (Sv. Lucija) in Jurandvor near Baska on Krk, the largest Croatian island.
JOSIP JOVIC
and the question of free speech,
freedom of thought,
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Formatted for CROWN by Nenad Bach
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