EAP834/1/1/4

Paper: 1) Russian machine-made paper without labels 2) Russian machine-made paper with stamp of the manufactures of Prince Aristarkhov, Kaluga Governorate (f. 1-122, 125-134, 137-140, 143-146, 149-316), 3) Russian machine-made paper with a stamp P.V. Sergeev, Penza (f. 123-124, 135-136, 141-142, 147-148). They were made in 1850s. [ref.: Клепиков С.А. Филиграни и штемпели на бумаге русского и иностранного производства XVII-XX вв. М., 1959. № 5; Клепиков С.А. Штемпели на бумаге русского и иностранного производства XIX-XX вв. Дополнение к таблице, опубликованной в 1956 г.) // Археографический ежегодник за 1966 г. М., 1968. № 137].

Writing style: half-uncial script by several hands. Cyrillic numeric pagination (scribers’). Decoration: headpieces, initials and end-pieces with red and black inks; headpieces with floral ornament (f. 1, 227; 248, 305); initials with floral ornament (f. 1, 16, 18, 32-34, 37, 44, 49, 52, 54, 57, 60-62, 64-68, 70-72, 74 об., 77, 79, 81-85, 88-91, 97, 102, 107-109, 111, 116-118, 121, 123, 127-129, 132-134, 140-147, 151, 154-155, 157, 159-162, 164-171, 174-177, 179, 180, 182-189, 193, 194, 199, 200-204, 206-209, 211, 212, 214-217, 220-223, 225, 227, 228, 234, 238, 239, 242, 248, 267, 289, 302, 309, 316); end-piece in the so-called style Playing Text [игра текстом] – triangle-shaped objects (f. 18); schematic end-piece (f. 38, 60, 107); end-piece with floral ornament (f. 248, 307)

The manuscript contains the order of service for “those who left without a church service” [лишившиеся соборной службы], the computus to determine the calendar date of Easter in 1856-1901, a lunar calendar, liturgical instructions for the period from the week of the Publican and the Pharisee [Неделя мытаря и фарисея] till the end of The Apostles' Fast, several hymns (Sunday Troparia and Kontakia) and hymns dedicated to Our Lady, St. Zosima and Sabbatius of Solovki, and the Dismissal (prayers of blessings). Binding: boards, 2 leather bindings of the 18th century -19th century, 2 clasps. Readers’ notes and bookmarks. Enclosures: 1) letter, 2) Troparion of the Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Lord; 3) instructions for the Christmas service; 4) note about giving books. Manuscript-sammelband; is compiled from texts, written in 1856 (the date is in f. 316)

8° (manuscript size - 177 mm х 110 mm, size of book block – 191 mm х 114 mm, binding height - 60 mm). enclosure #1 – 1 f. (155 mm х 103 mm); enclosure #2 – 1 f. (165 mm х 103 mm); enclosure #3 – 1 f. (133 mm х 97 mm); enclosure #4 – 1 f. (103 mm х 166 mm).; 319 f. 4 f. (enclosures); Condition: satisfactory. The mansucript was composed by the community of Old believers-pilgrims living in the Tomsk-Chulym taiga. The manuscript has traces of old restoration (binding was changed), date of manufacture is uncertain, place – the skit of the Old Believers–Pilgrims (presumably).