Buzuku translated the main parts of the Catholic liturgy into his own Gheg. Exactly one copy is known to survive, missing its title page, which is why the name we call it by is not the name he gave it. It was photographed for the first time by Father Justin Rrota in 1930, who brought a copy back to Albania.
It is the anchor point for the written history of the language, and the single most important object in The Language.
Catalogue
| Object | Printed book, 188 pages, two columns |
| Maker | Gjon Buzuku, Catholic cleric |
| Date | Completed 1555 |
| Held | Vatican Apostolic Library, one known copy |
| Why it matters | Anchor point for the written history of Albanian |
Research by ARBËR, the Living Museum of Albania. Published facts are verified or presented as open debate.