CYRILLIC MANUSCRIPT. RUSSIA. - Lot 231

CYRILLIC MANUSCRIPT. RUSSIA. Октоих [Octoèque]. 19th century. Large in-8 (25.5 x 17 cm. excluding binding), [86] ff. Russian binding. Reddish-brown basane on cold-decorated wooden boards, smooth spine decorated with fleurons and fillets, upper board decorated with a traditional ornament. decorated with a traditional ornament called basmy border, fillet and fleurons, 5 bolts on the lower board, "Tchoudovskaïa" type decoration, formed of crossed diagonals dividing the boards into four complete lozenges and eight half-lozenges, framed in basmy roulette, clasps, (flaws including detached upper board, rubbing and epidermis; foxing, soiling and stains, unruly quires). Sung octoecque (Октоих певческий / Осьмогласник), manuscript in neumatic notation (крюковая нотация). This manuscript copy, with its style of ornamentation, is reminiscent of Gouslitskian songbooks, renowned for their rich decoration and careful writing. The binding pre-dates the manuscript, and may be a reuse; however, it should be noted that this type of binding lasted in Russia for several centuries, particularly on liturgical books.