Gospel Book, Add. MS 39625, The British Library, c. 1360 Ralph Cleminson Andrej Bojadžiev Elisaveta Mousakova Dilyana Radoslavova Anisava Miltenova Andrej Bojadžiev Institute of Literature Sofia January 2005 RC-DRAdd39625BL

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This description is based on de visu observations, on MS microform and on the published catalogue descriptions Cleminson 1988: 118–119.

 21.01.2005 London English Bulgarian Old Slavic Greek Russian Gospel Book Tetraeuangelion Bdin Gospel Liturgical books Bible books

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 Edit elements according to new schema. Addition of notBefore and notAfter attributes in element <origDate> Removed constructions <author>anonymous</author> Added copyright statement Corrections Added Repertorium Identifier Conversion to Repertorium 3.0 Conversion to Repertorium 4 Editorial work; checked against the MS gospel book Bdin Gospel Видинско евангелие Видинское евангелие United Kingdom London British Library Additional Manuscripts Add. MS 39625 Cleminson 1988: 118–119. 76 Parchment of good quality i+208+i 280 200 200 150 ii, 1–208, (209) (f. i is the front pastedown). 26 quires of 8 leaves, except for the 5th quire. There are also 1 folio in the beginning and 3 folia in the end of the MS which do not form quires. 8 6 8 8(-6) 8 8(-3) 8 Gatherings signed, mid lower margin, first recto and last verso, е҃–л҃. Combination of FH HF FH HF FH HF FH HF and HF FH HF FH HF FH HF FH, except for gatherings I (FH FH FH FH HF HF HF HF), X (FH FH HF FH HF HF HF), XVI (FH HF HF FH HF FH FH HF), XXIII (HF FH FH HF FH HF HF FH). Leroy system 11, type 23D1. Traces of pricking Fair. Four gatherings in the beginning, a few leaves after f. 1, a folio after f. 184, and a few leaves in the end are missing. Ff. 31–31v, 71v, 138v are blank. Black; red for titles, initials and marginalia. Ornamental, of mediocre quality, made by the scribe; yellow, ochre, orange, green, blue-green and red palette. f. 32: Pylae, c 120 165 , of interlaced pattern composed of double-frame, intersecting circles, drawn by compass and outlined in red; the ovoid sections are filled in by S-shaped foliate branch of half-palmettes, while the small sectors between them are filled in with small palmette patterns; the white frames of the circles are decorated with dots; two vegetal stems with palmette endings are framing the pattern from above and below; a central palmette motif at the middle of the upper line. f. 70:Narrow band; interlaced pattern, outlined in red, not coloured; stems with granules between the plaits and four endings of foliate branches with half-palmette leaves. f. 72:Pylae, c 100 150 ; interlaced pattern composed of a sequence of framed circles, drawn by compass, criss-crossed by vegetal stems with palmette endings; the sectors of the circles filled in with a quatrefoil pattern; red outlines; a fine linear cross at the centre on the upper line; lower ending developing in a pattern of interlaced and palmette elements, representing a stylized Tree of Life. f. 138:Band; interlaced pattern, outlined in red, not coloured, formed by a thorny stem; four half-palmette motifs for the endings. f. 139:Band, c 95 170 for the decorated field; interlaced pattern composed of stems forming a net; large endings of various palmette patterns; red outlines; a central palmette motif on top. f. 195:Band, of interlaced pattern, outlined in red, not coloured; composed of broad thorny stems with four small endings of half-palmette motifs. f. 206:Band; interlaced pattern, outlined in red, not coloured; the thorny stems form a braid; foliate endings on the right side. Red outlines, filled in with green, ocher and red colours.

Large initials:

f. 32:Interlaced, in the Balkan interlaced style, letter З, 65 high (8 lines). f. 72:Jointed, letter П, 45 high (5 lines), with black and ocher inner contours; stylized foliate extenders. f. 139:Interlaced, in the Balkan interlaced style, letter В, 75 high (9 lines), with white granules between the plaits.

Small initials:

Not decorated, with a few exceptions, mainly letters Ч, having simple vegetal ornament.

 f. 28:Insertion mark in the lower margin, in the form of human hand, holding a tablet. Display script, with simple decoration of granules (or buds).

Blue velvet on boards, 295 210 , edges of pages are gilt.

 f. i Robert Curzon brought from the monastery of Caracalla on Mount Athos 1837 f. ii Four Gospels, in the Bulgarian language ff. 1–208v. anonymous. low semiuncial 4 8 on ff. 1–184v, 207–207v – for the Gospels text, the end of the reading aparatus, and in smaller and more informal semiuncial; 3 8 for the rest of the suplements on ff. 185–206v, 208–208v Old Church Slavonic Two-jer, two–jus orthography, with confusion of ѫ, ѧ and ы and distinction between з and ѕ. For Gospels with Synaxarion and Menologion. The beginning and end are missing, leaving Matthew 15:23–16:2, 16:21 – John 21:20. Mark, Luke and John are preceded by lists of contents, зачала and sectional numbers in the margin. 1–30 Евангелие от Матей The Gospel according to Matthew Евангелие от Матфея Mathew 1:1–15:22, 16:3–20 is missing. вѣщаеи словесе . и҆ пристѫпльше 30–30v Съдържание на Евангелието от Марко Contents of the Gospel according to Mark Содержание Евангелия от Марка Гал҇Він҇ ЕВАНГЕЛЇА ЕЖЕ Ѿ МАРЬКА 32–70 Евангелие от Марко The Gospel according to Mark Евангелие от Марка НЕДѢЛѢ ПРѢд҇ ПРОСВѢщенїемъ е҆ѵг҇лїе ѿ марка 70–71 Съдържание на Евангелието от Лука Contents of the Gospel according to Luke Содержание Евангелия от Луки ГЛАВЫ І҆ЕѴгч҇ ЛЇА ЕЖЕ Ѿ ЛѸКЫ 72–137v Евангелие от Лука The Gospel according to Luke Евангелие от Луки Б҃ЛГОВѢСТВОВАНЇЕ Ѿ ЛОУКѪ 138 Съдържание на Евангелието от Йоан Contents of the Gospel according to John Содержание Евангелия от Иоанна ГЛА̋ВЫ ЕѴг҇ЛЇА Ѿ ЇѠ҆А̋ННА 139–184v Евангелие от Йоан The Gospel according to John Евангелие от Иоанна The end is missing. Б҃ЛГо҇ВѢСТВОВАНЇЕ ЖЕ Ѿ І̋Ѡ҆А҆ННА Ends with: и҆ си рекь г҃ла е҆мꙋ · иди по мнѣ ѡ҆брѣщь 185–195 Месецослов Menologion Месяцеслов The begining is missing. Begins with нед҇ андипас҇ ; глав҇ св҃і 195–206 Календар Synaxarion Синаксарь Mentions St Paraskeve (Petka) (14 Oct.) and St John of Rila (19 Oct.). Мс҇ЦЪ СЕПТЕМВРЇИ И҆МАт҇ Д҃НЇ Л҃. 206–206v Евангелски четива “на всяка потреба” Gospel readings for various occasions Евангельские чтения на всякую потребу ЕѴг҇ЛЇА ꙖЖЕ НА ПОТРѢБѪ 206v–207 Евангелски четива, възкръсни Resurrectional Gospel readings Евангелие четье From Pascha to the Pentecost and from Pentecost to The Sunday of the Holy Cross Elevation. ПОд҇БАЕ҆ТЪ ВѢд҇ТИ КАКО ЧЬТѪтсѧ е҆ѵг҇лїа въскрс҇на 207v Колофон Colophon Запис Colophon. States that the MS was commissioned by the metropolitan bishop Daniil and copied in Bdin during the time of Tsar John Alexander (1331–1371), his son John Sratsimir(1356–1397) and of Patriarch Theodosios. П...м҇...начѧлѹ, съ безначѧлнꙋ, словѹ и҆ въ с҃томѹ д҃хѹ, рекѫ же с҃тѣи тро҇ц. безначѧлномꙋ҇ бжс҇твѹ и҆ нераздѣлно мꙋ҇, и҆ съ присносѫщномꙋ҇ слава · с҃тыѫ же троицѫ и҆зволениемъ и҆ поспѣшенїемъ, почѧт сѧ сие с҃тое и҆ б҃жествное дѣлѻ книгы г҃лемы по грьчьскомꙋ҇ тетрѡе҆ѵг҇лъ · съ трѹдомъ и҆ вънӥманїемъ велицѣмъ , е҆же по силѣ мо еѫ хѹдости · въ таа ꙋбо врѣмена вѣнець црс҇твїа на главѣ носѧщѹ и҆ скиптро въ рѫ цѣ дръжѫщѹ їѡ̋а̋нѹ алеѯандрѹ бл҃гочь стивомꙋ҇ и҆ великомꙋ҇ ц҃рю бльгарѡмъ и҆ гръ кѡмъ · и҆ с҃нѹ е҆го · и҆їѡ̋а̋нѹ срацимирѹ младомꙋ҇ ц҃рю · стльпа ꙋбо цр҃квнаго прѣ дръжѫщѹ патрїархѹ кирь ѳеѡд҇сиѹ · писа сѧ ꙋбо сие҆ с҃тое дѣло вь велицѣмъ и҆ многоч҃лчьнѣмъ градѣ бдыни, повелѣ нїемъ и҆ желанїемь великомъ вьсеѡ҆ с҃щенаго митрѡполита кирь данїила · аз же ѹбо недостои҆ны и҆ грѫбы боах сѧ нач҇ е҆же вь хс҇а дѣло выше си́лы моеѫ· нѫ ꙗко ѫжика сы̏ того с҃таго митрополита , паче и҆ послѹшанїꙋ навыкь не вьсхотѣхъ прѣслꙋ ..ти · т'м же молѧ чьтѫщихъ и҆ прѣписꙋѫ щ... злословити , нѫ паче блс҇ви̇ти · да и вы спод҇бите сѧ ѿ даѫщаго мл҃твѫ м҃лѧщим сѧ и҆ блс҇вѧщаго лѣт҇ праведных҇ 208–208v Таблица за четивата според октоиха Table relating the lessons to the octoechos cycle Таблица чтения по октоиха СКАЗАНИЕ ГЛс҇АМЬ 1360 ca Bdin/Vidin, Bulgaria Brought by Robert Curzon from the Monastery of Caracalla on Mount Athos, 1837 (note, f. i). Directly catalogued from the original manuscript using the printed catalogue Cleminson 1988: 118–119. Microform: Central Library of BAS, MF-5, Digital images: of ff. 139, 208v (files: C7935-06, C7885-4). Джурова и Дуйчев 1977: no. 5, pls. XVI–XXI