Specimens of Russian calligraphy
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]
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.
Subject
- Khomatiu | Ilioushka | fl 1650 (Person)
- Title
- Specimens of Russian calligraphy
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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