The Rules of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Seven Councils of the Church
Single Item
MS. Bodl. 995
The Rules of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Seven Councils of the Church on such subjects as deadly sins, good and bad days, the holy Sacrament, priests and monks, in Slavonic, a work in thirty-nine chapters; preceded by a table of the chapters. Among them are the Questions of st. Cyril, the Questions of st. Niphon, bishop of Novgorod, and others, and the rule of st. Theodore for his monastery.
Fols. 2-18 are occupied by a little primer of Russian spelling, consisting of letters, syllables, and easy words, closing with the Lord's Prayer and a monogram, all written about A.D. 1600 (?). This was in 1610 in the possession of Thomas Thomson, an Oxford M.A. (of Brasenose college?), a native of Hudswell in Yorkshire, who on Aug. 24, 1622, wrote an astrological note about certain coloured banners significant of the weather, in English. This piece clearly does not properly belong to the volume, though now fastened in it.
Fols. 2-18 are occupied by a little primer of Russian spelling, consisting of letters, syllables, and easy words, closing with the Lord's Prayer and a monogram, all written about A.D. 1600 (?). This was in 1610 in the possession of Thomas Thomson, an Oxford M.A. (of Brasenose college?), a native of Hudswell in Yorkshire, who on Aug. 24, 1622, wrote an astrological note about certain coloured banners significant of the weather, in English. This piece clearly does not properly belong to the volume, though now fastened in it.
Dates
- Written perhaps late in the 16th century
Extent
180 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Slavic languages
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 995, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 995
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18127
Abstract
The Rules of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Seven Councils of the Church
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3081
Custodial History
Manuscript 286 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented in 1603 by sir John Meyrick, English ambassador to Russia.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 7 in.
- Title
- The Rules of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Seven Councils of the Church
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk