Life of Sergiy Radonezhsky, Nikon and Savva Storozhevsky [18.07.1786] part 2/2

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Description: Book was published in semi-legal old-believers' typography, which was created in one of old-believers' settlments in Starodub region (well-known center of old-believers movement) in 18th c. This book is interesting because slabs, used for decoration, were engraved on cuprum. Old-believers usually used engraving on wood for these purposes.. Extent and format of original material: One bound volume containing 265 folios, 335 mm x 218 mm. Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with leather, two buckles. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 (letters "ЯМСЯ" and numeral "17") - folios: 1, 3, 6-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23-25, 27, 30, 32-34, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, 65, 67, 72-74, 78, 80-82, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 97, 99, 102, 104-106, 109, 110, 114, 116, 118, 120-122, 127, 128, 130, 132, 133, 135, 139, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 151-154, 157, 158, 162, 164, 167-170, 173, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 187, 188, 191, 192, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 209, 210, 213, 215, 219, 220, 223, 224, 227-229, 231, 233, 235, 240, 241, 243, 245, 247, 250-253, 255, 257, 259, 261, 263, 265; 2 ("Coat of arms of Yaroslavl" and numerals «85» or «84») - folios: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20-22, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35-37, 39, 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 63, 66, 69-71, 75-77, 79, 83-85, 87, 89, 90, 94, 96, 98, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107-109, 111-113, 115, 117, 119, 123-126, 129, 131, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 150, 155, 156, 159-161, 163, 165, 166, 171, 172, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184-186, 189, 190, 193-195, 197, 198, 202, 204, 205, 207, 211, 212, 214, 216-218, 221, 222, 225, 226, 230, 232, 234, 236-238, 242, 246, 248, 249, 251, 254, 256, 258, 260, 262, 264.Physical characteristics of original: Condition of book – satisfactory. Binding: boards covered with leather, two buckles. Filigrees (watermarks): 1 (letters "ЯМСЯ" and numeral "17") - folios: 1, 3, 6-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23-25, 27, 30, 32-34, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, 65, 67, 72-74, 78, 80-82, 86, 88, 91-93, 95, 97, 99, 102, 104-106, 109, 110, 114, 116, 118, 120-122, 127, 128, 130, 132, 133, 135, 139, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 151-154, 157, 158, 162, 164, 167-170, 173, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 187, 188, 191, 192, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 209, 210, 213, 215, 219, 220, 223, 224, 227-229, 231, 233, 235, 240, 241, 243, 245, 247, 250-253, 255, 257, 259, 261, 263, 265; 2 ("Coat of arms of Yaroslavl" and numerals «85» or «84») - folios: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20-22, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35-37, 39, 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 63, 66, 69-71, 75-77, 79, 83-85, 87, 89, 90, 94, 96, 98, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107-109, 111-113, 115, 117, 119, 123-126, 129, 131, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 150, 155, 156, 159-161, 163, 165, 166, 171, 172, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184-186, 189, 190, 193-195, 197, 198, 202, 204, 205, 207, 211, 212, 214, 216-218, 221, 222, 225, 226, 230, 232, 234, 236-238, 242, 246, 248, 249, 251, 254, 256, 258, 260, 262, 264.