Miscellany, Add. MS 15715, The British Library, 19th c. Сборник, ХІХ век Dilyana Radoslavova Anisava Miltenova Andrej Bojadžiev Istitute of Literature Sofia, Bulgaria 11.2003 RC-DRAdd15715BL

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 English Bulgarian Old Slavic Euchologia Prayers Sacraments

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 Edit elements according to new schema. Addition of notBefore and notAfter attributes in element <origDate> Removed entities for the basic Old Slavic characters Transformation to Repertorium4 scheme Checked against the MS; original text added Editorial work on decoration the Description of notes moved into "additions"; cheched against the MSS miscellany mixed-content miscellany United Kingdom London British Library Additional manuscripts Add. MS 15715 54 Cleminson 1988: 68–70. Three (or more) types of paper: white (ff. 1–96, 131–143), beige (ff. 97–101, 144–174) and grey-green (ff. 93–94, 119–128, 130), all thick and rough ФМ, KФ cf. 383 1828 A circle enclosing an eagle and the words Яросл. Яковлевъ, with date 1813 A crowned circle containing an animal (a lion?), with date [18]26 There are also a few fragments of other, unidentified marks. iii+175+iii 220 175 150 117 Modern (i–iii), 1–105, (105a), 106–174, (174a), 175, (176). 41 quires 4 2 4 6 2 6 4 2 10 4(-3) 8(-6) 2 4 6(-6) 6 4 2 Gatherings signed in the mid lower margin, first recto: I–VIII а҃–и҃, IX ѳ҃а, X ѳ҃в, XI і҃, XII–XVIII а҃–з҃, XIX–XXII а҃–д҃, XXVII–XVIII а҃і–в҃і, XXXII–XL а҃–ѳ҃. 17 rulled ll./p. Excellent, except for the back cover wich is slightly broken. many pages are half-written because the text coincides with miniatures. Black, in parts brown; red for titles and initials. Very rich. 90 full-page framed miniatures forming pictorial cycless corresponding to the narratives, probably the work of more than one artist They are executed in many colours (blue, pink, yellow, green, grey, red) within ink outlines; the backgrounds, the human faces, hands and feet are left with no colour. Some show the influence of folk motifs. All are of a very high standard. The miniatures illustrate the text on the opposite page. The preceding recto is frequently left blank, so there are many blank pages, especially since the passages of text illustrated are often less than a full page in length. There are coloured borders, headpieces of Barocco type, and red initials with rich floral ornamentation, in some cases very large, preceeding each passage. Framed, coloured pen drawings by three artists: 1. f. 1v–89v, 97v–105v; 2. f. 91v–95v; 3. the verso of the unnumbered folio after f. 105 and the rest part of the manuscript. f. 1vFeast at King Abenner. f. 3vKing Abenner and the astrologers. f. 5vKing Abenner’s infant enthroned. f. 7vExpelling the monks from the Ethiopian lands. f. 9vThe young King calling a friend in the palace. f. 11vThe young King at his father's. f. 13vThe young King riding, meets a leprous man and a blind man. f. 15vThe young King riding, meets two very old men. f. 16vRevelation of Barlaam in the desert. f. 17vBarlaam in merchant’s disguise going to the young King. f. 19vBarlaam baptising Josaphat. f. 21vNauzardan disclosing Barlaam’s deed to King Abenner. f. 23vKing Abenner urging Joasaph to give up Christiantity. f. 25vThe King sending troops to hunt for Barlaam, the troops slaughter many monks. f. 27vKing Abenner calling the wise men to argue with Josaphat. f. 28vWise men defeated in the dispute; devils behind them. f. 29vFollowing Archius’ advice, the King gives half the kingdom to his son. f. 30vJosaphat goes riding to his possession. f. 32vJosaphat summoning the bishops and Christians who hide in the mountains. f. 33vJosaphat building a church in Christ’s Lord’s name. f. 34vJosaphat crushing the idols. f. 35vBaptism. f. 36vThe baptism of King Abenner. f. 37vThe death of King Abenner four years after his baptism. f. 38vJosaphat handing down his kingdom to Archius. f. 39vJosaphat assuming monk’s countenance. f. 40vThe dormition of Barlaam and Josaphat after 55 years in the desert. f. 41vArchius laying the bodies in the Christ’s church. f. 43vCosmas the Abbot with the monks. f. 45vCosmas in frenzy after a serious illness. f. 47vCosmas calling upon the monk to confession. f. 49vCosmas telling about his vision. f. 51vCosmas lead to Satan in the Limbo Hell. f. 53vCosmas with St Andrew and St John. f. 55vApostles showing Cosmas the Eden; Abraham in the midst of the righteous. f. 57vEleon (Verdant place); a tree with the dead around it, every one under a shadow. f. 59vCosmas with angels and the two Apostles in the Heavenly City. f. 61vThe Heavenly City; a table set in a palace. f. 63vThe apostles leading Cosmas to Hell. f. 65vCosmas in Abraham’s Bosom. f. 67vCosmas and the apostles at the Satan; designated as “a stinking man” “a malodorous man”. f. 69vThe dormition of monk Athanasios in the Stroianov Monastery. f. 71vA certain John in the monastery of the venerable Benedict in Jerusalem. f. 73vJohn the Monk in the monastery; the Devil assuming a dragon image comes down upon him during his sleep; John recovers at Benedict’s. f. 75vBenedict showing John a demons’ ladder. f. 77vJohn and Benedict reaching a wondrous place; a church with twelve men and Lord’s Mother the Queen. f. 79vThe angel leading Cosmas to Eden; a garden with a colonnade and prepared thrones. f. 81vThe angel showing Cosmas various trees and birds with magnificent decoration. f. 83vThe angel leading Cosmas to Hell; devils on black background, a half-naked rider on fiery horse, “merciless and unrighteous”. f. 85vThe angel showing Cosmas two whores tortured and other tortures. f. 87vScene of tortures; infernal pigs belching forth fire to the sinners. f. 89vScene of tortures; including a torture wheel with a naked man on it. f. 91vThe bird Alkonost. f. 93vAn old man tormented by lust; an angel showing him a grave with male and female bones in it. f. 95vThe vita of Makarios of Egypt; image of a frightening devil with a spear. f. 97vScene representing monks in a monastery with a wonderful bird. f. 99vThe monk in a beautiful garden with the wonderful bird. f. 101vThe monk in a monastery at its abbot. f. 103vThe monk in a monastery with two other monks. f. 105vThe monk telling a story to the brothers. f. [105a]vThe miracle with someone’s shepherd daughter. f. 108vThe wondrous marvelous vision of a certain two monks; looking at a horde regiment of beautiful virgins. f. 110vThe wondrous marvelous vision: a second regiment horde of virgins with crowns and white garments. f. 112vThe wondrous marvelous vision: a third regiment horde of virgins with crowns and flowers; among them is the Holy Mother. f. 114vThe virgins, headed by the Holy Mother, find the shepherd’s daughter. f. 116vThe monks looking at the virgins and the Holy Mother taking away the daughter’s soul. f. 118vThe birth of Onouphrios. f. 121vThe King’s dream; an angel telling the King to take his infant nurtured by a hind. f. 123vThe King bringing the infant into a monastery. f. 125vThe infant in front of a Holy Mother’s icon. f. 127vThe infant giving Christ’s bread from the icon to the abbot. f. 129vA scene representing the infant, the bread and the monks. f. 131vSt Haralampos preaching. f. 134vMartyrdom of St Haralampos and slaying of the servants who pitied him and believed in God. f. 136vMartyrdom of St Haralampos; the torture’s arms are severed and sticked to the saint’s body. f. 138vSt Haralampos interceding for his tortures and is given the gift of healing. f. 141vMartyrdom of St Haralampos; the saint is made pricked with nails. f. 143vMartyrdom of St Haralampos; the saint being burned. f. 145vSt Haralampos coming out of the fire, healing a mad man and bringing back to life a dead man. f. 148vMartyrdom of St Haralampos; the saint is being stoned and burned. f. 151vThe King shooting at Christ with a bow; two people falling from the sky. f. 153vThe vision of King’s daughter about the wonderful garden. f. 156vThe King’s daughter bringing St Haralampos to the King; St Haralampos being lead with reins. f. 159vThe King’s daughter smashes the idols in the temple. f. 161vThe King and the pagan priests forging new idols. f. 163vThe King’s daughter Galina smashes the idols again. f. 165vGalina and St Haralampos at the King. f. 167vSt Haralampos and the widow who had to violate him. f. 170vSt Haralampos at the King’s trial. f. 172vSt Haralampos carried away in the Heavenly Kingdom; Christ enthroned in glory, angels, the soul of St Haralampos.

72 f. – of Barogue type; 98 106 119 132 – with Barogue motifs.

2 – text frame with Barogue floral motif, 44 – with reach vegetal ornament.

At each entry, drawn in red ink. Large initials on

2 f.with Barocco-type decoration, 4 f. with rich vegetal decoration in the extender, 6 f., large initial on f. 17 of extremely large size.

Restored, ornamented leather on wooden boards, 230mm x 180mm; two clasps, restored; leave edges tinted in green; blind tooling: on the upper cover a border tooled by a roll with volute-like pattern of ribbon and leaves; the central piece is a medallion with a flower, in rich foliate frame of the same kind as the stamp on the binding of Add. Ms 16373; corner stamps of a foliate pattern; a frame around the composition tooled with a vegetal pattern of foliate branches; on the lower cover an outer border identical with that on the upper cover; rectangular frame around the central field of four inner borders; the vertical ones stamped with a foliate branch-pattern, the horizontal ones are of a small, repeated floral stamp; rosette stamped in the corners; central lozenge piece.

 f. ii Purchased of A. Asher, 24th Janu. 1846 f. 175r After 1846 and before 1864. Contents. 1. Lives of the holy fathers Josephat and Barlaam. fol.2. 2 Visions of the Abbot Cosmas, fol. 44. 3. From the "Great Mirror", the vision of a certain monk John, fol. 72, 4. Life of the Holy father Makarios of Egypt, fol. 96. 5. A Book on the holly star miracle with shpepherd's daughter, fol. 106. 6. Of the birth and education of St Onouphrios, fol. 119. 7. Sufferings of the holy martyr Haralampos, Bishop of Magnesium, fol. 132 A few scribes; very likely they were trained in a same scriptoria. ff. 1–176. Late semiuncial Russian Church Slavonic Confusing of ѣ and е An Old Believer manuscript; contains various readings. 2–42 Повест за Варлаам и Йоасаф Barlaam and Josaphat Повесть о Варлааме и Иоасафе ff. 3, 4v, 5, 6v, 7, 8v, 9, 10v, 11, 12v, 13, 14v, 15, 18v, 19, 21, 22v, 23, 24v, 25, 26v, 27, 31v, 32 are blank. М цс҇а ноѧ҆брѧ̀ въ. ѳ҃і де́нь житїѐ прд҇пбнаго о҆ц҃а на́шего і҆ѡаса́фа пꙋсты́нника с҃на а҆вера ц҃рѧ и҆нді́искагѡ Въ е҆фїѡ̋пстѣй странѣ̀ г҃лемѣй и҆нді́йстѣй воста̀ ца́рь бога́тъ ѕѣло̀ и҆ сла́венъ, и̋менем҇ а҆вени́ръ И҆ возвѣсти́ша ц҃ре́ви а̋рхїю о҆ не́ю, ц҃рьже съ е҆пс҇кпы и ҆попы̀ ше́дъ, и҆взѧ̀ тѣлеса̀ бл҃же́нънꙋю о҆ц҃ꙋ, и҆ принесѐ въ црс҇твꙋющїи гра́дъ, и҆ положи́ша въ ц҃ркви сп҃совѣ, сла́вѧще с҃тꙋю тро҇цꙋ 44–70 Видение на монах Козма Vision of Hegumenos Cosmas Видение мниха Козьмы ff. 46v, 47, 48v, 49, 50v, 51, 53, 54v, 55, 57, 59, 60v, 61, 63, 64v, 65, 66v, 67, 68v, 69 are blank. МЦс҇А Ѡ҆КТѦБРѦ̀ В' Е҃ ДНЬ ПО́Вес҇ТЬ ѡ҆ видѣ́нїи козмы̀ и҆гꙋ́мена стра́шно и҆ѕѣло̀ поле́зно Въ тре́тїе на́ десѧть лѣ́то црс҇тва рома́на грѣ́ческаго ц҃рѧ и҆ та́ко ѿ житїѧ̀ ѿше́дъ къ сла́вѣ б҃жїи 72–90v Видение на монах Йоан Vision of Monk John Видение мниха Иоанна Excerpt from the Dioptra. Ff. 73, 74v, 75, 77, 79, 80v, 81, 82v, 83, 85, 87, 89 are blank. И҆с кни́ги вели́каго зерца́ла видѣ́нїе нѣ́котораго мни́ха і҆о҆а́нна ѕѣло̀ чю́дно Глав҇ е҃. Бе не́который чл҃къ в'ми́рѣ и҆мени́тый, и̋менем҇ и҆ѡ҃аннъ. Тогда̀ речѐ а҆рха́г҃глъ . і҆оа́ннѣ воз҇ни́кни. 92–92v Физиолог. За алконоста Physiologos. About the alkonost Физиолог. О алконосте Граногра́фъ глава̀. Пти́ца ра́йскаѧ а҆лконо́стъ до персе́й же подо́бно а҆ки дв҃ца таковꙋ̀ бо гс҇дь сотвори́лъ и҆ ѿ ́гс҇да мзда̀ и̋мъ и҆ помышле́нїе и̋хъ пред҇вы́шним҇ сего̀ ра́ди прїи́мꙋт҇ црс҇твїе 94 Разказ за монаха, измъчван от похот, от Патерика Story about a monk tortured by lust, from the Paterikon Рассказ о монахе измученной похотью, от Патерика Ста́рецъ нѣ́кто стꙋжа́ем҇ бѣ̀ по́хотїю плотско́ю, и҆ немогі́и терпѣ́ти о҆гнѧ̀ своеѧ̀ по́хоти и̋де в'ми́ръ хотѧ̀ и҆спо́лнити жела́нїе и҆ премени́всѧ по́хоти воз'врати́сѧ в'мѣ́сто своѐ пребы́сть сла́вѧ б҃га 96–96v Разказ за отец Макарий Велики Story about Makarios the Great Повесть о Макарии Великом ѿ житїѧ̀ прпд҇бꙿнаго о҆ц҃а на́шего мака́рїѧ е҆ги́птѧнина Ходѧ́щꙋ нѣ́когда прпд҇бномꙋ о҆ц҃ꙋ на́шемꙋ мака́рїю во внꙋ́треннѣй пꙋсты́ни, и҆ срѣ́те ста́рца нѣ́коего бре́менем҇ тѧ́жким҇ о҆бремене́на. ѿ того̀ помазꙋ́ю и̋ноковъ наблꙋ́дъ поѡ̋щрѧ́ю, а҆ и̋же на хребтѣ̀ моем҇ и҆ налыста́хъ мо́их҇ 98–105a Разказ за монаха, който живял триста години Story about a monk who lived three hundred years Рассказ о монахе который жил триста лет ff. 99, 100v, 101, 102v, 103 are blank. Ѡ҆СЛА́ВѢ НБс҇НѢЙ И҆Ѡ҆РА́ДОСТИ ПРА́ВЕдных҇ вѣ́чнѣй и҆ что̀ есть пред҇ гс҇дѣм҇ ты́сѧща лѣ́тъ ꙗ̋ко д҃нь е҆ди́нъ Нѣ́кїй соверше́нныи вꙿ добродѣ́телехꙿ и̋нокъ вꙿни́де вꙿ размышле́нїе, хотѧ̀ свѣ́дати ѡ҆ сла́вѣ нбс҇нѣй. Ста́рецъ же о̋ныи с҃ты́и пребы̀ то́чїю трѝ днѝ и҆ преста́ви сѧ в' соверъшеннꙋю и҆ вѣ́чнꙋю ра́дость, ю̋же ѹ҆гото́ва б҃гъ лю́бѧщим҇ е҆гѡ̀ 106–117 Чудо на Богородица за дъщерята на овчаря Miracle of Theotokos about a shepherd’s daughter Чудо Богородицы о дочери пастуха ff. 107v, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 are blank. Кни́га звѣзда̀ пресвѣ́тлаѧ, чю́до прес҃ты́ѧ бд҇цы о҆нѣ́коей ѹ҆бо́гой пастꙋховой дще́ри Бы́сть вꙿ нѣ́коей вѣ́си двд҇ца и̋же и̋же и҆мѧ́ше о҆ц҃а ѕѣло̀ ѹ҆бо́га. и҆ бѣ́си прогна́ни бы́ша. вꙿ сла́вꙋ б҃гꙋ на́шемꙋ. сла́ва и҆ прс҇тѣ́й бд҇цѣ и҆ всѣ́мъ с҃ты́мъ, а҆ми́нь 119–130 Житие на св. Онуфрий Vita of St. Onouphrios Житие св. Онуфрия June 12 ff. 121, 122v, 123, 125, 127, 128v, 129 are blank. Ѡ҆ рожде́нїи и҆ ѡ҆тро́чествѣ прд҇пбнаго о҆нꙋ́фрїѧ Ца́рь нѣ́кїй въ пер'си́дѣ. е҆го́же лѣто̀ писа́тели мнѧт҇ и҆ бы́сть всѣ́хъ лѣ́тъ о҆нꙋ́фрїѧ прд҇пбнаго се́дмьдесѧт҇ поживѣ̀ в'монастырѝ лѣт҇ дѣсѧт҇, а҆ ше́стьдесѧт҇ в пꙋсты́ни 132–174v Житие на св. Харалампий Vita of St. Charalampos Житие св. Харлампия February 10 ff. 134, 136, 138, 139v, 140, 143, 145, 148, 156v, 157, 153, 155v, 156, 158v, 159, 161, 162v, 163, 164v, 165, 166v, 167, 169v, 170, 172 are blank. Мцс҇а ѳеврꙋа́рїѧ въ а҃ д҃нь, Страда́нїе с҃таг҇ сщ҃енномꙋ́ченика харла́мпїѧ е҆пкс҇па магни́сїи гра́да. и҆ и̋же сним҇ пострада́вшихъ Црс҇твꙋющꙋ гс҇дꙋ на́шемꙋ і҆с҃ꙋ хс҇ртꙋ̀ скончева́шесѧ твори́маѧ бѣсом҇ слꙋ́жба вꙿсѧ́ческиже пред҇стоит҇ о҆деснꙋ́ю прс҇то́ла б҃жїѧ молѧ̀ о҆на́съ гс҇да на́шего і҆с҃а хрс҇та. е҆мꙋ́же сла́ва и҆ црс҇тво. н҃нѣ и҆ прс҇но и҆ во́ вѣки вѣко́мъ, а҆ми́нь 19th c. Russian This is clearly an Old Believer MS, and must have been quite new when acquired. Purchased from A. Asher. 24th January 1846.

Directly catalogued from the original manuscript using the printed catalogue Cleminson 1988: 68–70.

 Microform: Central Library of BAS, MF-32 Digital image of f. 2 (file: C7912-03)