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EAP556/1/13/1
- Record Id:
- 040-002753137
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002753094
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022833192.0x000be5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP556/1/13/1
- Title:
- Alexandria Srpska (Aleksandria Serbskaia) [1720s]
- Scope & Content:
- Description: Alexandria Srpska - one of the later versions of the Greek novel about Alexander the Great by Pseudo-Callisthenes. This novel appeared in Russia in the XV century as translation from the Serbian language. The Russian scribes edited and added the text of «Alexandria». As a result, the novel was transformed into a medieval Christian composition about extraordinary events which connected with didactic and eschatological motives. This book is the 17th century edition, copied in the early 18th century.. Extent and format of original material: One bound volume containing 219 folios, 155 mm x 205 mm. Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with leather, two buckles lost. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 ("Amsterdam" type 1, top part) - folios: 3, 7, 11, 15, 21, 23, 25, 26, 35, 39, 48, 53, 56, 110, 112; ("Amsterdam" type 1, bottom part) - folios: 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 31, 32, 34, 38, 41, 49, 52, 107, 109; 2 ("Amsterdam" type 2, top part) - folios: 59, 63, 65, 68, 74, 76, 188, 192, 196, 198, 204, 208, 212, 215, 217; ("Amsterdam" type 2, bottom part) - folios: 58, 62, 69, 72, 77, 79, 189, 193, 199, 200, 205, 209, 214; 3 ("Amsterdam" type 3, top part) - folios: 82, 86, 90, 91, 98, 100, 115, 119, 124, 127, 130, 132, 139, 146, 148, 149, 150, 160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 175, 178, 183, 185; ("Amsterdam" type 3, bottom part) - folios: 83, 87, 94, 95, 101, 103, 116, 120, 122, 125, 131, 133, 136, 141, 143, 153, 154, 156, 157, 163, 164, 165, 171, 174, 180, 182; 4 letters "VE"(?) - folios: 12-13, 44-45, 51-54, 106-108, 111; letters "MC" - folios: 57, 60-61, 67, 71, 190, 191, 194, 206-207, 216. Physical characteristics of original: Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with leather, two buckles lost. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 ("Amsterdam" type 1, top part) - folios: 3, 7, 11, 15, 21, 23, 25, 26, 35, 39, 48, 53, 56, 110, 112; ("Amsterdam" type 1, bottom part) - folios: 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 31, 32, 34, 38, 41, 49, 52, 107, 109; 2 ("Amsterdam" type 2, top part) - folios: 59, 63, 65, 68, 74, 76, 188, 192, 196, 198, 204, 208, 212, 215, 217; ("Amsterdam" type 2, bottom part) - folios: 58, 62, 69, 72, 77, 79, 189, 193, 199, 200, 205, 209, 214; 3 ("Amsterdam" type 3, top part) - folios: 82, 86, 90, 91, 98, 100, 115, 119, 124, 127, 130, 132, 139, 146, 148, 149, 150, 160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 175, 178, 183, 185; ("Amsterdam" type 3, bottom part) - folios: 83, 87, 94, 95, 101, 103, 116, 120, 122, 125, 131, 133, 136, 141, 143, 153, 154, 156, 157, 163, 164, 165, 171, 174, 180, 182; 4 letters "VE"(?) - folios: 12-13, 44-45, 51-54, 106-108, 111; letters "MC" - folios: 57, 60-61, 67, 71, 190, 191, 194, 206-207, 216.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Book heritage of Ural Old Believers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002753094
036-002753136
040-002753137 - Is part of:
- EAP556/1 : Laboratory of Studies in Archaeography Collection of Manuscripts and Old-Printed books [16th-20th centuries]
EAP556/1/13 : Nevyanskoe (VI) part 2
EAP556/1/13/1 : Alexandria Srpska (Aleksandria Serbskaia) [1720s] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002753094[0013]/036-002753136[0001]/040-002753137
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP556/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 446 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP556-1-13-1⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Church Slavic
- Scripts:
- Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant)
- Start Date:
- 1720
- End Date:
- 1729
- Date Range:
- 1720s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Custodial History:
- Owner records of Albychev`s family: Gregory Savinovich, Gregory Gregorievich, Dmitriy Gregorievich and Barbara Mineevna (1894). Reader record of Vasily Konstantinov (1856). Scriber record of Ivan Timofeev - folios 208 (back side)-209.
- Former External References:
- LAI UrFU. IV.198р/4033
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is held by the Laboratory of Studies in Archaeography of Institute for Humanities and Art
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Ethnographic heritage
Old Believers - Places:
- Russia, Europe
