Accession number
MS M.695
Object title
Psalms with commentary (MS M.695).
Created
Romania, perhaps Slavon, 16th century.
Binding
16th-century Russian heavy wooden boards covered with dark brown stamped leather; 2 leather thongs with brass clasps; rebacked.
Description
219 leaves (1 column, 31 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 346 x 260 mm
Provenance
Nineteenth century inscription on inside back cover is said to state that the manuscript once belonged to Mănăstirea Putna (the Mosastery of Putna); purchased from Mrs. J.M. Makohin in October 1925.
Notes
Ms. written and illuminated in Romania, perhaps in Slavon, in the 16th century.
Decoration: 3 headpieces with fine interlace; Romanian Medieval or Renaissance style.
Decoration: 3 headpieces with fine interlace; Romanian Medieval or Renaissance style.
Contents
fols. 1r-109v: Psalms with Commentary -- fols. 110r-207r: Liturgy -- fols. 207v-219v: Canticle of Moses and other prayers
Script
Cyrillic majuscule
Language
Church Slavic
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