Three hundred notable books added to the Library of the British Museum under the keepership of Richard Garnett 1890-1899.

Date:
1899
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Credit: Three hundred notable books added to the Library of the British Museum under the keepership of Richard Garnett 1890-1899. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PARAKLETIKE. [The Osmoglasnik or Parakletike, in Church Slavonic. Printed at Rieka, near Cettinje, in Montenegro, by Makarie, a priest; begun in 1493 and finished in January 1494.] folio. The Parakletike, also called Oktoechos, of which the Slavonic name is a translation, contains the changeable parts of the ferial office of the Orthodox Church for eight weeks, according to the eight tones, one of which is assigned to each week. The week of the first tone begins with the Antipascha or Low Sunday, and the series of eight tone-weeks is constantly repeated throughout the year. Printed in cyrillic type; the seventh book printed in this type, and the first printed in Montenegro. The last three printed leaves, which are wanting, have been supplied in collotype from another copy. Bought in 1893. THRONDHJEM MISSAL. Missale pro vsu totius regni Noruegie; secundum ritum sancte Metropolitane Nidrosiensis ecclesie. Correctum atque cum diligentia visum castigatum et reuisum Incipit nomine domini. Colophon. Missale secundum vsum ecclesie Nidrosiensis finit feliciter. Impressum Haffnie arte magistri Pauli Reff: ibidem Canonici ac sanctissimi domini nostri Pape ad titulum Nidrosiensis ecclesie Accoliti. Anno domini. M.CCCCC.xix. Die vero .xxv. Maij. FOLIO. The first and only printed Missal of Throndhjem use, and one of the very few specimens of early Danish printing in the Museum. With a cut of the arms of the diocese, on which are the initials E.W., on the titlepage, and a large cut of the Crucifixion. Bought at the Blew sale in 1895. ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. [The Acts of the Apostles in Russian. Translated by Francis Skorina. Printed at Vilna in 1525.] OCTAVO.