Книгата във всекидневния живот на средновековния българин
Book in the everyday life of the medieval Bulgarian

Summary/Abstract: In the Middle Ages, every written text was sacred because it was created by the will of God and served as a link between the earthly and the heavenly. At least 30% of the population in medieval Bulgaria is literate, but even the illiterate can touch the written text that the clergy read. Among the main “users” of the book are the priests, who have daily contact with it, but also copy manuscripts. The monks work in the monastery scriptoria and have the right to own books. The third group are the professional writers, some of whom are clergy, others are laity people. The main source of data on the attitude to the book is the book itself, which makes the information one-sided. Accompanying notes left by later users, rebound papers, the addition of missing pages clearly show the attitude towards the manuscripts. The book is an integral part of the daily life of the medieval Bulgarian, who conceives it as a valuable object and as a carrier of knowledge that must be preserved.

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