![ST. BASIL THE GREAT. Anfologion, sirich Tsvetoslov, ili Trifologion [Anthologion, that is the Tsvetoslov or Trefologion ... compiled from the Holy Fathers of the Church ... This Trefologion was written by the hand of Elisei Lavrish of the Velmozhnoe Kniazhestvo ... in the City of Vilno]. Russia, late 16th Century.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/NYR/2006_NYR_01769_0246_000(122635).jpg?w=1)
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ST. BASIL THE GREAT. Anfologion, sirich Tsvetoslov, ili Trifologion [Anthologion, that is the Tsvetoslov or Trefologion ... compiled from the Holy Fathers of the Church ... This Trefologion was written by the hand of Elisei Lavrish of the Velmozhnoe Kniazhestvo ... in the City of Vilno]. Russia, late 16th Century.
290 x 183 mm, mostly in eights. MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, in black and red in polu-ustav characters, with contemporary pagination in Cyrillic alphabetic numerals, unnumbered pages 373a, 437a, 543a, 604a, 680a, 817a, some blank pages, page 172, 534, 653, 685 and 687 omitted from pagination, blank leaf pp.619/20 included in pagination. Lacking title and first two leaves, replaced with three leaves with manuscript transcription dated on title 1694, pp.288/89 similarly transcribed, half leaf inserted between pp.473/74 with Troparion for the birth of the Mother of God, ff.691-692 of later transcription of prayers for Sundays. Rather soiled and dampstained throughout, many tears from use, some with loss, a few with later transcription, five decorative headpieces defective, imperfect at end finishing on page 1149. 18th-century calf, spine worn, some stiching weak.
The compilation of the prayers recited on the feast days of the Orthodox Church and listed chronologically from the beginning of the canonical year in September.
290 x 183 mm, mostly in eights. MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, in black and red in polu-ustav characters, with contemporary pagination in Cyrillic alphabetic numerals, unnumbered pages 373a, 437a, 543a, 604a, 680a, 817a, some blank pages, page 172, 534, 653, 685 and 687 omitted from pagination, blank leaf pp.619/20 included in pagination. Lacking title and first two leaves, replaced with three leaves with manuscript transcription dated on title 1694, pp.288/89 similarly transcribed, half leaf inserted between pp.473/74 with Troparion for the birth of the Mother of God, ff.691-692 of later transcription of prayers for Sundays. Rather soiled and dampstained throughout, many tears from use, some with loss, a few with later transcription, five decorative headpieces defective, imperfect at end finishing on page 1149. 18th-century calf, spine worn, some stiching weak.
The compilation of the prayers recited on the feast days of the Orthodox Church and listed chronologically from the beginning of the canonical year in September.