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Book/Printed Material Dobreisho Gospel.

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Title

  • Dobreisho Gospel.

Summary

  • This parchment manuscript, of which only a part has survived, is from the first quarter of the 13th century. The year 1221 was written on the manuscript at a significantly later date and may have been copied from an original colophon by a later owner. Known as the Dobreisho Gospel, the manuscript is an important witness to the history and early development of the Bulgarian language. Of particular interest is the rich illumination, including two full-page miniatures of the evangelists Luke and John. The portrait of the latter is accompanied by the figure of the priest Dobreisho, the donor and/or the copyist of the manuscript. The iconography of the miniatures reveals many unusual features, not yet fully explicated. The other part of the manuscript formerly was kept in the national library in Belgrade, but it was completely destroyed in 1941 by fire caused by the German bombing of the city.

Names

  • Dobreĭsho, priest Scribe.
  • Strezo, of Markovo Contributor.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1200 to 1225]

Headings

  • -  Bulgaria
  • -  1200 to 1225
  • -  Bible. New Testament
  • -  Bulgarian language
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Liturgies
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)
  • -  Orthodox Eastern Church

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 127 sheets ; 209 x 147 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Bulgaria.
  • -  Content in Church Slavic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667512

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Dobreĭsho, Priest Scribe, and Of Markovo Contributor Strezo. Dobreisho Gospel. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1225, 1200] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667512/.

APA citation style:

Dobreĭsho, P. S. & Strezo, O. M. C. (1200) Dobreisho Gospel. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1225] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667512/.

MLA citation style:

Dobreĭsho, Priest Scribe, and Of Markovo Contributor Strezo. Dobreisho Gospel. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1225, 1200] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667512/>.