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Svitok čestnyj i presvjatějšij…

1670/1700

National Library of the Czech Republic

National Library of the Czech Republic
Staré Město, Czechia

An excerpt from a unique manuscript scroll, almost ten metres long, containing the creed of the so-called Old Believers - members of the Russian Orthodox Church who did not accept the reform of Patriarch Nikon from the middle of the 17th century. The texts are accompanied by coloured miniatures of a didactic, critical or apocalyptic nature. Date: 1670-1700

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  • Title: Svitok čestnyj i presvjatějšij…
  • Date Created: 1670/1700
  • Location Created: Rusko
  • Rights: National Library of Czech Republic
National Library of the Czech Republic

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