c1678 Old Church Slavonic Psalter

Description

Leather Binding, Very Scarce

Bound in an impressive seventeenth-century full calf binding, with functional metal clasps and decorative blind stamping.

Comprised of 960 pages. 

Vanishingly scarce work.

A seventeenth-century psalter written in Old Church Slavonic, the oldest surviving Slavonic language used in literary sources.

Dated from the Church Slavonic year 7186, which is equivalent to our year 1678.

Containing writings of a religious and moral nature, providing instruction and guidance for children.

From the 9th century, the Old Church Slavonic language started becoming more widely used in religious texts after being employed by Byzantine missionary brothers Cyril and Methodius in their liturgical works and translations. Using the Glagolitic script, Old Church Slavonic has since developed across the Slavic world, with many different styles appearing with different functions.

Illustrated with one engraved plate depicting a religious scene, and a number of illuminated letters and other adornments.

Around thirty-two pages have been laid down, mainly being the first and last pages of the work.