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Specimens of Russian calligraphy

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MS. Russ. c. 1 (R)
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Specimens of Russian calligraphy, with some of the embellishments coloured. The colophon states that Ilioushka (Elias) Khomatiu wrote the roll in the year 7158, i.e. A.D. 1650.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in A.D. 1650 by I. Khomatiu

Extent

23 Sheets

Language of Materials

  • Russian

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Russ. c. 1 (R), fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Russ. c. 1 (R)

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20462

Abstract

Specimens of Russian calligraphy

Biographical / Historical

Ilioushka (Elias) Khomatiu (fl. 1650).

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. V, no. 30684

Immediate Source of Acquisition

First referenced in 1886, but it had then been for some time in the Library.

Physical Facet

On paper, partly coloured

Dimensions

27 ft. 1 in. × 12 1/4 in., in a cloth box 13 1/2 × 3 in. squ.

Title
Specimens of Russian calligraphy
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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