Russian Orthodox Church - Evangelion – The Gospel - 1690
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The Russian Orthodox Church’s 1690 Church Slavonic edition of *Evangelion – The Gospel* was published by the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood and comprises 848 pages in a leather binding.
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An exceptionally rare 17th-century Orthodox Gospel, printed in 1690 by the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood Printing House, under the direction of printer Simeon Stavnytsky.
The book contains the four canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, written in Church Slavonic. It represents an important achievement in the history of early Ukrainian and Eastern European printing.
The volume contains six full-page engravings, including an elaborate Baroque title-page composition, the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and portraits of the four Evangelists.
The text is further decorated with numerous ornamental woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Several printing blocks originate from earlier Lviv editions.
Original wooden boards covered in leather, fitted with metal clasps. The front cover features silver ornamentation, while the rear cover retains four bronze fittings. An impressive example of traditional Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical bookbinding.
Title: Evangelion – The Gospel of the Blessed Evangelists
Publication year: 1690
Place of publication: Lviv (Lvov)
Printer: Simeon Stavnytsky
Publisher: Lviv Dormition Brotherhood
Language: Church Slavonic
Script: Cyrillic
Printing: Two-colour printing (black and red)
Format: Folio (2°)
Edition: Original 17th-century edition
Pagination and format:
12 unnumbered preliminary leaves
412 numbered leaves
Total: 424 leaves (848 pages)
Dimensions: 28 × 18 cm
An exceptionally rare 17th-century Orthodox Gospel, printed in 1690 by the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood Printing House, under the direction of printer Simeon Stavnytsky.
The book contains the four canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, written in Church Slavonic. It represents an important achievement in the history of early Ukrainian and Eastern European printing.
The volume contains six full-page engravings, including an elaborate Baroque title-page composition, the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and portraits of the four Evangelists.
The text is further decorated with numerous ornamental woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Several printing blocks originate from earlier Lviv editions.
Original wooden boards covered in leather, fitted with metal clasps. The front cover features silver ornamentation, while the rear cover retains four bronze fittings. An impressive example of traditional Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical bookbinding.
Title: Evangelion – The Gospel of the Blessed Evangelists
Publication year: 1690
Place of publication: Lviv (Lvov)
Printer: Simeon Stavnytsky
Publisher: Lviv Dormition Brotherhood
Language: Church Slavonic
Script: Cyrillic
Printing: Two-colour printing (black and red)
Format: Folio (2°)
Edition: Original 17th-century edition
Pagination and format:
12 unnumbered preliminary leaves
412 numbered leaves
Total: 424 leaves (848 pages)
Dimensions: 28 × 18 cm
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Religion
Book title
Evangelion – The Gospel
Author/ Illustrator
Russian Orthodox Church
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1690
Height
28 cm
Width
18 cm
Language
Church Slavonic
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Lviv Dormition Brotherhood
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
848
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