Evangelie aprakos (Gospel aprakos) [1530s]

Description: Text of Gospel is divided into the parts according to the rules of reading during Orthodox church service. On the end paper (folios 1): autograph of the future Russian Metropolitan Macarius, record about the contribution of this book in one of the Pskov churches in 1540.. Extent and format of original material: One bound volume containing 159 folios, 282mm x 192mm. Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with material, two buckles. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 (undefined, the figures "181") - folios: I, III (end papers); 3 ("Bear") - folios: , 6-11, 13, 21 24, 27, 31-36, 41, 43, 47, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 65, 68, 70, 78-80, 86-91, 102, 107, 111, 114, 148, 149, 151, 154; 4 ("head of the bull") - folios: 44, 53, 55, 59, 66, 77, 84, 92, 100, 103, 104, 110, 113, 155, 157; 5 ("Crown") - folios: 115-117, 119, 123-126, 131, 134, 136, 137, 141, 143, 145, 146. Decoration: vermilion initials.Physical characteristics of original: Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with material, two buckles. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 (undefined, the figures "181") - folios: I, III (end papers); 3 ("Bear") - folios: , 6-11, 13, 21 24, 27, 31-36, 41, 43, 47, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 65, 68, 70, 78-80, 86-91, 102, 107, 111, 114, 148, 149, 151, 154; 4 ("head of the bull") - folios: 44, 53, 55, 59, 66, 77, 84, 92, 100, 103, 104, 110, 113, 155, 157; 5 ("Crown") - folios: 115-117, 119, 123-126, 131, 134, 136, 137, 141, 143, 145, 146. Decoration: vermilion initials.