Skrizhal' (excerpt), Add. MS 5232 (f. 171), The British Library, after 1665 Dilyana Radoslavova Anisava Miltenova Andrej Bojadžiev Istitute of Literature Sofia, Bulgaria 02.2004 RC-DRAdd5232BBL

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This description is based on de visu observations and on the published catalogue descriptions Cleminson 1988: 65.

 English Old Slavic Bulgarian Russian Skrizhal' Cross sign

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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 miscellany Skrizhal' (excerpt) Скрижал (извлечение) Скрижаль (извлечение) United Kingdom London British Library Additional Manuscripts Add. MS 5232B 50 Cleminson 1988: 65. A single sheet mounted on a page of a large volume. Paper, thick and rough Unclear 1 340 270 280 170 171 Impossible to establish, though the quality of the writing suggests that there was some ruling Black

A pen and ink drawing of a hand in the correct position for the three-fingered sign of the Cross, with a basic description of this, all surrounded by a scrollwork border.

 f. 171. anonymous. An upright semiuncial 2–3 , 5 ; a few lines within the border are written in letters 5 mm of height); with regular diacritics; both it and the border show very strong influence of the printed original from which they were copied. Cleminson 1988: 65 Instructions on how to make the sign of the Cross; The contents of this MS are derived from the book, printed Moscow, 1665–6; it would appear, though, that it was not copied directly from the book, but from a printed flysheet containing this portion of the text and the hand, which it reproduces faithfully. A copy of this flysheet is to be found in Sloane MS 2910, f. 4, which also belonged to Kämpfer. 171 Указания как да се прави кръстен знак Instructions on how to make the sign of the Cross Указания как делать знак крестный Copied from Skrizhal' (printed Moscow 1665–6), f. ѱ҃о г and f. ѱ҃чд Си́це до́лженъ кїиждо бл҃гочести́вы хрс҇тїа́нинъ воѡбража́ти на себѣ крс҇҃ъ: пе́рвѣе совокꙋпит҇пе́рваѧ Три свои персты за ст҃ꙋю тро҇ицꙋ тѣ́мже и҆г҃лемъ знаменающесѧ во и̋мѧ о̋ц҃а и̋с҃на и̋ст҃го д҃ха. и̋стинно ѹ̋бѡ е̋сть ꙗ̋ а҆пс҇лъское е̋сть и̋ст҃ыхъ о҆ц҃ь пре́данїе ѹ҆твержда́етсѧ свидѣ́телством҇ премꙋдрагѡ Дамаскина мона́ха, ѵ҆подїа́кона и҆стꙋдита скрижа́ль, ли́сть, ѱ҃ог. покори́м же сѧ па́че вси̑ вкꙋ̑пѣ дре́внемꙋ преда́нию, ѿ ст҃ыхъ а҆пс҇лъ, и҆с҃ыхъ о҆ц҃ъ пре́данномꙋ, еже треми пе́рсты пе́рвыми воѡ҆бража́ти налицѣ на́шемъ чс҇тны̑ крс҇тъ. 1665, after Russian The volume in which this roll is mounted forms part of the notes of the traveler Engelbert Kämpfer (1651–1716), ranging in subject from date palms to acupuncture. In the earlier parts of the volume are some rough maps and views of Russian towns executed by Kämpfer.

Directly catalogued from the original manuscript using the printed catalogue from Cleminson 1988: 65.