Editing Vilnius (section)

===Literature===
{{see also|Lithuanian literature}}
[[File:Zawadzki bookstore in Vilnius.jpg|thumb|alt=Old photo of a store exterior|The Zawadzki bookstore, on present-day [[Pilies Street]]. Its signs are in Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, French, and German.]]
Around 1520, [[Francysk Skaryna]] (author of the first Ruthenian [[Bible]]) established [[eastern Europe]]'s first [[printing house]] in Vilnius. Skaryna prepared and published the ''Little Traveller's Book'' (Ruthenian: ''Малая подорожная книжка''), the first printed book of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, in 1522. Three years later, he printed the ''Acts and Epistles of the Apostles'' (the ''Apostle'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Skaryna |url=http://web1.mab.lt/skorina/en/skaryna/biography/ |website=Web1.mab.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

The [[:lt:Vilniaus akademijos spaustuvė|Vilnius Academy Press]] was established in 1575 by Lithuanian nobleman [[Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł]] as the [[Vilnius Academy]] printing house, delegating its management to the [[Jesuits]]. It published its first book, [[Piotr Skarga]]'s ''Pro Sacratissima Eucharistia contra haeresim Zwinglianam'', in May 1576. The press was funded by the Lithuanian nobility and the church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilnius University Press – History |url=https://www.vu.lt/leidyba/en/about-us2/history |website=vu.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> In 1805, [[Józef Zawadzki (publisher)|Józef Zawadzki]] bought the press and founded the [[Józef Zawadzki printing shop]]. Operating continuously until 1939, it published books in a number of languages;<ref>{{cite web |title=Zawadzkio spaustuvė |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Zawadzkio-spaustuve-110052 |website=vle.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> [[Adam Mickiewicz]]'s first poetry book was published in 1822.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adomas Mickevičius |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Adomas-Mickevicius-18711 |website=vle.lt |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>

[[Mikalojus Daukša]] translated and published a [[catechism]] by Spanish Jesuit theologian [[Jacobo Ledesma]] in 1595, the first printed Lithuanian-language book in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He also translated and published [[Jakub Wujek]]'s ''[[Postilla]] Catholica'' in 1599.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lebedys |first=Jurgis |title=Mikalojus Daukša |url=http://postilla.mch.mii.lt/Dauksa/apiedauksa.htm |website=postilla.mch.mii.lt |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=24 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070424151843/http://postilla.mch.mii.lt/Dauksa/apiedauksa.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Gate of the Greek Catholic Church of Holy Trinity in Vilnius in 2013.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Exterior of a large church|Gate of the [[Basilian Monastery in Vilnius|Basilian Monastery]], where Adam Mickiewicz was imprisoned for fighting [[Russian Partition|Russian rule]]]]
Many writers were born in Vilnius, lived there, or are [[alumni]] of Vilnius University; they include [[Konstantinas Sirvydas]], [[Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski]], [[Antoni Gorecki]], [[Józef Ignacy Kraszewski]], [[Antoni Edward Odyniec]], [[Michał Józef Römer]], Adam Mickiewicz, [[Władysław Syrokomla]], [[Józef Mackiewicz]], [[Romain Gary]], [[Juliusz Słowacki]], [[Simonas Daukantas]], [[Mykolas Biržiška]], [[Petras Cvirka]], [[Kazys Bradūnas]], [[Nobel Prize|Nobel laureate]] [[Czesław Miłosz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilnius University Hinc Itur Ad Astra |date=20 October 2015 |page=25 |url=https://www.vu.lt/site_files/InfS/Leidiniai/VU_REP_EN_2015-10-20.pdf |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> [[Vilnius Academy of Arts]] alumnae have also added to the internationally acclaimed contemporary writers such as [[Jurga Ivanauskaitė]], [[Undinė Radzevičiūtė]] and [[Kristina Sabaliauskaitė]]. The first consideration of the [[Statutes of Lithuania|First Statute of Lithuania]] took place in 1522 at the [[Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]. The code was drafted under the guidance of [[Grand Chancellor of Lithuania]] Albertas Goštautas in accordance with [[customary law]], legislation, and [[canon law|canon]] and [[Roman law]]. It is Europe's first [[Codification (law)|codification]] of [[secular law]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvos Statutas |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Lietuvos-Statutas-16032 |website=vle.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Albertas Goštautas supported the use of Lithuanian in literature and protected Lithuanian authors (including [[Abraomas Kulvietis]] and [[Michael the Lithuanian]]) who criticised the use of [[Old Church Slavonic]], and called refugees [[Old Believers]] in ''[[De moribus tartarorum, lituanorum et moscorum]]''.<ref name="Dubonis2002">{{cite web |last=Dubonis |first=Artūras |title=Lietuvių kalba: poreikis ir vartojimo mastai (XV a. antra pusė – XVI a. pirma pusė) |url=http://viduramziu.istorija.net/socium/dubonis2002.htm |website=viduramziu.istorija.net |language=lt |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171411/http://viduramziu.istorija.net/socium/dubonis2002.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Vileishis Palace1.jpg|thumb|alt=Exterior of a square, white building|The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore in [[Vileišis Palace]]]]
Since the 16th century, the [[Lithuanian Metrica]] has been kept at the [[Royal Palace of Lithuania|Lower Castle]] and safeguarded by the State [[Chancellor]]. Due to the deterioration of the books, Grand Chancellor Lew Sapieha ordered the Metrica recopied in 1594; the recopying continued until 1607. The recopied books were inventoried, rechecked, and transferred to a separate building in Vilnius; the older books remained in the Castle of Vilnius. According to 1983 data, 665 books remain on [[microfilm]] at the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvos Metrika |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Lietuvos-Metrika-15851 |website=vle.lt |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>

Over 200 tiles and plaques commemorating writers who lived and worked in Vilnius and foreign authors connected to Vilnius and Lithuania adorn walls on [[Literatų Street]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Literatų gatvė}}) in the Old Town, outlining the history of Lithuanian literature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Literatų Gatvė (Literature Street) |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/literature-street |website=atlasobscura.com |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> The [[Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore]] and the [[Lithuanian Writers' Union]] are in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.llti.lt/en/about/ |website=llti.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuanian Writers Union |url=https://www.rasytojai.lt/en/homepage/ |website=rasytojai.lt |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> The [[Vilnius book fair]] is held annually at [[LITEXPO]], the Baltics' largest exhibition centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilnius Book Fair |url=https://www.vilniausknygumuge.lt/en/ |website=vilniausknygumuge.lt |access-date=2 November 2019 |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102152458/https://www.vilniausknygumuge.lt/en/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>