The Collection of Old Printed Books of the Holy Trinity Monastery in the Village of Novo Selo near the Town of Apriltsi, Bulgaria Cover Image

Сбирката от старопечатни книги на манастира „Света троица“ в Ново село, град Априлци
The Collection of Old Printed Books of the Holy Trinity Monastery in the Village of Novo Selo near the Town of Apriltsi, Bulgaria

Author(s): Maria Polimirova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, Bulgarian Literature, 18th Century, Biblical studies, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Virgin Monastery; Novo Selo; old printed books; Russian liturgical books; engravings; subscriptions; nuns; Stoyan Kovanlushki
Summary/Abstract: This article presents an unknown until now old printed books collection of the “Holy Trinity Monastery” in Novo Selo, Apriltsi. It contains 18 printed books, most of them are Russian liturgical books, the earliest of which are the Gospel and the Apostle, published in the Kievo-Pechorian Lavra in 1752. Rare editions of engravings are presented and is given the content of the contributions, which gives information about the books themselves, about their owners and about the history of “The Holy Trinity Monastery” in Novo Selo. Particular attention is paid to an unknown note from the famous Bulgarian Revival writer Stoyan Kovanlushki.

  • Page Range: 87-115
  • Page Count: 29
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: English, Bulgarian