Tap” was presented to the United Nations Education, Science and Culture
Organisation (UNESCO) on Nov. 5.
The copy, with its
covers made of rare wood and the inside sheets of leatherette paper,
weighs 8.3 kg and measures 42cm x 30.5cm x 0.7cm, as compared to the
giant version with a weight of 54kg and measurements of 109cm x 70cm x
10 cm.
“Hoa Lu Thi Tap” is a collection of 121 poems
written by Prof. PhD Hoang Quang Thuan, Dean of the Institute of
Telecommunication Technology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and
Technology.
The epic poems tell readers about a
historic period 1,000 years ago spanning the Dinh, Le and Ly dynasties
of Vietnam until 1,10 when King Ly Cong Uan moved the royal capital from
Hoa Lu to Thang Long.
The poems are written in
calligraphic style by painter Tran Quoc An and illustrated with photos
by Pham Tu in the giant book that is also made from rare wood and
leatherette paper.
The giant book was recognised as
the biggest poetry book made in Vietnam on Nov. 4 and will receive
the certificate on Dec. 11.
The President of the
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has proposed that UNESCO
recognise the poetry collection as a Memory of the World. A copy of the
poem collection and the proposal were presented to UNESCO during its
Executive Council’s 136th session in Paris on Oct. 14./.
