Dobreyshovo Gospels
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| Original title | Добрейшово евангелие |
|---|---|
Publication date | 13th century |
| Publication place | Bulgaria |
| Media type | ink and gouache on parchment |
| Pages | 175 |
| SS. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library | |
Dobreyshovo gospel is a Bulgarian monument of the early 13th century.
Description
The manuscript is ink and illumination on parchment. It comprises a total of 175 parchment leaves. It is located at the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library, Bulgaria.[1]
History
The Gospel was written, according to the date of a note added to it before 1221 according to scholars Wolf and Stresa. Decorated with colorful ornaments and three images of the Evangelists. Along with John the Evangelist is painted small kneeling figure, accompanied by the caption "pray to St. John". Dobreysho probably paid for parchment and copying the book.[2]
The manuscript was found in Tulcea, Romania. A file indicates that earlier it was in Edirne. The majority of it (127 sheets) is now in the National Library "St.. St. Cyril and Methodius" (№ 17). 48 leaves were kept in Belgrade during the Second World War (1941).
Language
The language of the monument is close to Old Church Slavonic but shows some important new features.
References
- ^ "Dobreisho Gospel from the first quarter of the 13th century". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ Пуцко, В. О портретном изображении попа Добрейша. – Старобългаристика, 9, 1985, № 3, 65-73.
Sources
- Б. Цонев, Добрейшово евангелие. Български старини 1, София 1906.
- Вълкова, М. За техниката и материалите в украсата на Добрейшовото евангелие. – Проблеми на изкуството, 42, 2009, кн. 2, 48-55
- Vakareliyska, C. M. Western Bulgarian or Macedonian? The Dobrejšo Gospel. – Slovo, 50, 2010, 13-26