Russian calligraphic writing, giving the various forms of each letter of the alphabet
Russian calligraphic writing, giving the various forms of each letter of the alphabet, with scraps of notes and phrases: with a prayer at beginning and end. Cp. MS. Bodl. Rolls 14.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 17th century
Extent
1 Roll
Language of Materials
- Russian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. Rolls 17, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. Rolls 17
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18088
Abstract
Russian calligraphic writing, giving the various forms of each letter of the alphabet
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. 2979
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Ex dono amantissimi amici magistri Samuelis Ibbetson'. The identification of this MS. which came into the Library before 1680 with that numbered 2979 in the Old Catalogue of 1697 is not wholly certain. [Cr.]
Physical Facet
On paper, made of seven pieces of paper and one (modern) of parchment, two illuminated capitals
Dimensions
8 ft. 6 in. long by 6 in. wide, in a cloth box 2 1/4 in. square x 7 in.
- Title
- Russian calligraphic writing, giving the various forms of each letter of the alphabet
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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