Memory of the World-The Treasures That Record Our History from 1700 BC to the Present Day Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO UNESCO Reference Works Series This title is available. 25,00 € Book, 608 pages, illustrations Format: 21 x 16 cm (paperback) 2012, 978-92-3-104237-9 View table of contents E-mail a colleague UNESCO Publishing / HarperCollins From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, priceless documentary heritage record the diversity of languages, peoples and knowledge that have influenced humanity from the early days of human history to the present. This heritage documents important events, discoveries or inventions that have transformed the world. The UNESCO Memory of the World programme was created to preserve these recorded treasures of humanity and mobilize resources so that future generations can enjoy this legacy that is preserved in the major libraries, archives and museums across the globe. This book is a full listing of all entries on the official UNESCO Memory of the World international register;
Unique list of documentary heritage from around the world
Photographs and descriptions for 245 precious documents
All entries identified by the UNESCO International Advisory Committee and endorsed by the Director-General
Entries include;
42-line Gutenberg Bible, printed on vellum
Archives of the International Prisoners of War Agency, 1914-1923
Bayeux Tapestry
Magna Carta, issued in 1215
Philipine Paleographs (Hanunoo, Buid, Tagbanua and Pala’wan)
The Endeavour Journal of James Cook
The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming 1939)
Russian posters of the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries
The Battle of the Somme
The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem
MOTS CLES · Archive records · Audiovisual archives · Document preservation · Documentary heritage · Documents · Manuscripts 内容来源：UNESCO 世界记忆项目官方网站 http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?&Code_Livre=4938&change=E 同时，该本著作已于2015年出版中文版，以下为中文版图书信息 《世界的记忆：公元前1700年至今人类岁月长河中最值得珍藏的记忆》 联合国教育、科学及文化组织 权威编著 金琦 万洁 译 出版发行：时代出版传媒股份有限公司 安徽科学技术出版社 版次：2015年3月第1版