ALPHABETICAL AKROSTICS IN OLD PRINTED LITURGICAL BOOK FOR JANUARY (1876) Cover Image

АЗБУЧНИ АКРОСТИХОВЕ В СТАРОПЕЧАТЕН МИНЕЙ ЗА ЯНУАРИ (1876 Г.)
ALPHABETICAL AKROSTICS IN OLD PRINTED LITURGICAL BOOK FOR JANUARY (1876)

Author(s): Tereza Gercheva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Bulgarian Literature, Russian Literature, Philology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: hymnography; Akrostics; Slavic spiritual culture

Summary/Abstract: Akrostics Old monuments are explored not only as a archeographic material, and as an indicator of perception and adaptation of Byzantine hymnocreation – a model in the Slavic spiritual culture. Himnology is interested not only in the earliest manuscripts but early printed editions, preserved the Christian liturgical books in the time. A survey was made in connection with the re-issue of old- liturgical books in which three were found hymnographic texts with alphabetical acrostic, in the composition of the Canons of celebrate memory of the saints in January Incunabular hymnographic a monthly book. The first volume of the pass, Russian version, on which this study is made, is stored in the departmental library of Stara Zagora Bishopric and was released in 1876 by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. In this edition of the Incunabular book for January 9 to the earlier Canon St. Polievkt is probably added around the seventeenth century and divine the Worship of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow. Similarly, for January 31-st to honor the memory of St. Bezsrebrenitsi and miracle workers Cyrus and John, later in the XVI - XVII century is added the Worship St. Nikita Kyiv Pechersky, Bishop of Novgorod. Object of this Incunabular work are three alphabetic akrostics found in these two later hymnological works. In the hymnological work of St. Nikita, the alphabet is built in two canons, as in the second acrostic is reversed, ie alphabet is located in the reverse order tropars. In the ninth song of both canons the Author signature of the scribe is read who created hymnological works, dedicated to the Novgorod bishop.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 283-293
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian
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