Gospel of Mark, ff 104r-165r, preceded by capitula, ff 102r-v, and an unfinished portrait of St Mark the Evangelist with Church Slavonic and Greek inscriptions, f 103v.
Gospel of Luke, ff 168r-270r, preceded by capitula, ff 165v-167r, and an unfinished portrait of St Luke the Evangelist with Church Slavonic and Greek inscriptions, f 167v.
Gospel of John, ff 272r-342v, imperfect at the end, expl. 21: 25 οὺδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι, preceded by capitula, ff 270v-271r, and a portrait of St John the Evangelist and his disciple St Prochoros, with Church Slavonic and Greek inscriptions, f 271v. f 292r is a later insertion (on paper), containing a ...
Calligraphic Roll The Church Sclavonic alphabet in ornamental characters, with aphorisms; followed by the Besieda Trekh Sviatitelei, or conversation of the Three Sages on religious questions and a multiplication table.
Scope & Content:
1. The alphabet with propisi. Each letter has only a few lines of specimens and a propis'. 2. A selection of invocations, riddles and sententiae 3. Beseda Trekh Sviatitelei (Discourse of the Three Prelates) 4. Arabic numerals with their names in Russian 5. Multiplication table using Arabic ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Church Slavic and Russian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item; paper roll 5060 mm x 210 mm (16 ft. 6 in. x 8½ in.)
The contents include lives of the following saints, etc.: Ananias (1 Oct.) (ff. 3-8); 'Slovo pochvalnoe na pokrov' (1 Oct.) (ff. 8-20); Dionysius (3 Oct.) (ff. 20v-39v); Thomas the Apostle (two 'slova', 6 Oct.) (ff. 40-63); Luke (18 Oct.) (ff. 63v-69v); Michael the Archangel (8 Nov.) (ff. 70-91v...