A masterpiece of medieval Russian auction " In the Nikita "
Discovery, made by experts of " House of antique books in Nikitsky " aroused great interest among scientists archeographers and bibliographer .
Lenten lean - a rare manuscript , created a contemporary of Andrei Rublev , will be presented at auction XX "House of antique books in Nikitsky " December 11, 2013 .
Gaining manuscript " Lenten Triodion " , dating experts , paleography beginning of the XV century ( 1420s . ) , Can be considered not only an event for collectors of rare books and manuscripts , but also a unique phenomenon national scale .
Lenten - the book of worship of the Orthodox Church - contains three-song canon (" tripesntsy ") , hence the name of it . Instance , presented at the auction, is among the rarest specimens of old Russian literature . His scientific and cultural value is not confined to antiquity , it is multiplied by a multiple of the content part . In fact - this is a document that allows you to reconstruct the creative laboratory scribe beginning of the XV century. A large number of inserts and marginalia in the fields, and strikethrough text correction indicate textual ( editorial ) work on the manuscript .
Unknown scribe - obviously experienced scribe may have started its activities in the late XIV century , as evidenced by the type of his handwriting - set out to complement and enhance the text Triodi originally had in his possession. To do this they used the oldest - started before the Mongol invasion - Russian or Slavic manuscripts .
In front of us - a kind of creative era draft general rise of national culture , which began after the victory in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 . New phenomena in ancient culture - the resumption of construction of white stone churches , creativity Theophanes the Greek, Andrei Rublev , Epiphanius the Wise - were named Academician DS Likhachev Russian Predvozrozhdeniem . This manuscript , of course, belongs to the most interesting surviving monuments of the Middle Ages, marked the transition to the Russian revival and flourishing of culture , art and literature in Russia.
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You can read the manuscript on the pre-sale exhibition will be held from 6 to 11 December from 10 am to 20 pm ( daily except Mondays ) at the address : Moscow, Nikita lane. , 4a , page 1 . ("House of antique books in Nikitsky "). The auction will be held at the same place on December 11 at 19:00. On the purchase of directories and the receipt of information , contact tel . (985) 969 7745 or (495) 926 4114 .