පොතක අගය මැනිය නොහැක. එනිසා මිනිසාගේ ජීවිතයේ වටිනාම ස්ථානයක් හිමි කරගැනීමට පොත් වලට හැකියාව ලැබී තිබේ. පහතින් දැක්වෙන්නේ ලොව ඇති මිළ අධිකම පොත් 14 වේ.
Books act an important role in our life since our very early childhood. Given below are the most expensive books of all time.
1. The Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci – LKR ලක්ෂ 38 500
ලියනාඩෝ ඩාවින්සිගේ මෙම පුද්ගලික සටහන් පොත බිල්ගේට්ස් විසින් රුපියල් මිලියන 3850කට ආසන්න මුදලකට මිළදීගනු ලැබීය.
This personal note book of Leanardo da vinci was bought by Bill gates for a massive amounr of LKR 3850 millions.
2. Magna Carta – LKR ලක්ෂ 26 625
A copy of the Magna Carta was sold for 26 625 LKR lacks in 2007.
3. The Gospels of Henry the Lion – LKR ලක්ෂ 25 875
This 12th-century book was sold for a mere sum of 25 875 LKR lacks in 1983.
4. St Cuthbert Gospel – LKR ලක්ෂ 18 900
The British Library acquired the St Cuthbert Gospel, a well-preserved 7th-century manuscript, for about
18 900 LKR lacks.
5. The Bay Psalm Book – LKR ලක්ෂ 17 750
The oldest printed book in colonial North America, this book was sold for 17 750 LKR lacks.
6. Rothschild Prayerbook – LKR ලක්ෂ 17 000
This manuscript was sold for 17 000 LKR lacks in 2014.
7. The Birds of America by James Audubon – LKR ලක්ෂ 14 375
The complete 1st edition of the book was sold for 14 375 LKR lacks in 2010.
8. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer – LKR ලක්ෂ 9660
The first edition of Chaucer’s masterpiece, from the 15th century, was sold for a record 19 660 LKR lacks.
9. Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (1623), The First Folio by William Shakespeare – LKR ලක්ෂ 5880
The first folio version of Shakespeare’s writings was sold for 5880 LKR lacks.
10. The Gutenberg Bible – LKR ලක්ෂ 6125
The Gutenberg Bible, circa 1450-55, was sold for a whopping 6125 LKR lacks in 1987.
11. Traité des arbres fruitiers by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau – LKR ලක්ෂ 5625
This book on fruit trees (Treatise on Fruit Trees), was sold for 5625 LKR lacks.
12. Geographia Cosmographia by Ptolemy – LKR
ලක්ෂ 4375
It was sold for 4375 LKR lacks in 2006.
13. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling – LKR ලක්ෂ 4095
The original copy of the wizard version of fairytales, handwritten by J.K. Rowling, was bought by Amazon for 4095 LKR lacks.
14. The First Book of Urizen by William Blake – LKR ලක්ෂ 3125
This extremely rare original copy of William Blake’s The First Book of Urizen was sold for 3125 LKR lacks.
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ඔබගේ හිත මිතුරන් සමඟ එමෙ අපූරු තොරතුර ශෙයා කර ගැනීමට අමතක නොකරන්න.