45. MANUSCRIPT. PRIEST’S SERVICE BOOK OF VARLAAM OF KHOUTYN
First quarter of 13th c.
20 leaves. Parchment; ink, vermilion, tempera, kneaded gold; binding of cardboard and leather
25 x 20 x 1.8
Accession: 1920, Synodal collection
Text on leaf 13, added in the 17th century, reads: Служебник великого чудотворца Варлаама ево собинной прислал ему из Царяграда Никифор патриарх
Provenance: Khoutyn Monastery, Novgorod
Restored in 1995 at the VKhNRTs by G.Z. Bykova
inv. 80370, ОР Син. 604
Departments
- → Born in the spirit. Baptism of Russia and the triumph of Christian faith
- Under the Virgin Mother’s Protection
- Patrons and instructors. Veneration of saints in Russia and Russian saints.
- Light in the wilderness. Monasteries in Russia
- The Earthly Kingdom and the Heavenly Kingdom
- Holy objects in everyday life
- Heaven on Earth. Inside a Russian Orthodox Church
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