Lot 246
  • 246

Bible. Apocalypse. Slavonic.

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Kniga Apocalipsis. [Russia/Ukraine, after 1843]
folio (328 x 213mm.), 405 leaves, manuscript in Church Slavonic on paper [watermarked "1843 G"], headings in red, decorative headpieces and initials, 73 full-page illustrations in pen and ink with coloured washes, contemporary blind-stamped calf over thick wooden boards, 2 clasps, a few annotations, most leaves expertly repaired at lower corner, rebacked retaining original spine, lower corner of front cover chipped

Provenance

Missionary library of Belogorsk Monastery, bookplate and library stamp; Perm Diocese mission, library stamps

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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