Senj, among others, also known as Glagolitic city. Senjska plate, found in the stairwell of the fortress Nehaj during reconstruction works, testifies that the Glagolitic alphabet, but in the 11th st equally extended letter and on the neighboring island of Krk. It is one of the oldest Croatian Glagolitic occurred almost simultaneously with the Baska Tablet. Not preserved in its entirety but only fragments have been found carved with floral designs and Glagolitic letters. The surviving fragments now kept at the City Museum of Senj.
After a long panel of Senj no written manual Glagolitic until the letter of Pope Innocent the 1248th Senj bishop Philip in which he gives permission to conduct worship in the Old Slavonic language, as used Glagolitic script. The importance of this letter is that for the first time a Catholic bishop receives permission to serve Mass on nelatinskom language. This letter was laid the foundation for the entry period of Croatian Glagolitic culture XIV. and XV. c. The letter is now kept in the Vatican Secret Archives.
Only fifty years after the invention of the printing press in Senj appeared a group of people who realized the importance of this invention. One of them was Baromić Blaine, one of the most important figures of the Croatian cultural history. He 1493rd breviary printed in Venice, which bears his name. After printing breviary Baromić returned to Senj and the next year provided all the necessary machinery for the organization of the printing press. 7th August 1494th printed first and the most valuable piece of Senj Glagolitic Missal of printing. Missal is a book in which they collected all the texts which are used in mass for the entire liturgical year. Language Missal, a Croatian-Church Slavonic. Sačuvna are three known examples: in Budapest, Petersburg and Cres.
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