Paper: 1) Russian machine-made paper with a stamp of Kamensk Paper Mill (Tver Governate), was not found in reference books (f. 1-439, 442-536); 2) Russian machine-made paper without labels (f. 440-441). Writing style: half-uncial script by several hands. Сyrillic numeric pagination (scriber’s). Decoration: headings and initials initials with pink and black inks. schematic headpieces (f. 2, 3, 7, 12, 18, 24, 30, 38, 45, 51, 57, 64, 72, 79, 84, 90, 96, 101, 109, 114, 120, 125, 139, 160, 163, 165, 188, 196, 205, 216, 201, 210, 221, 223, 224, 234, 245, 292, 322, 334, 344, 351, 375, 388, 400, 404, 413, 419, 430); initials with floral ornament (f. 2-28, 30-54, 56-62, 64, 67-74, 77-84, 86-88, 90, 92, 94-101, 104, 105, 107, 109-126, 129-137, 139-156, 158-162, 186, 188, 195, 201, 215, 229, 231, 232, 450-452, 455, 456, 458, 459, 472-479, 481-483, 506, 507); end-piece in the so-called style Playing Text [игра текстом] – triangle-shaped objects (f. 11, 18, 30, 63, 84, 96, 113, 125, 138, 215, 223, 223, 229, 234, 245, 252, 254, 275, 308, 321, 351, 366, 400, 404, 418, 429, 456, 487, 496); schematic end-piece (f.501).
The Psalter with vossledovanie is a type of liturgical book intending for church or home services. In addition to the Psalms of King David, the manuscript contains the Horologion with services of the Daily Cycle, the Service to Jesus of Theoktistos the Stoudite, the Sviattsy [the Church Calendar / Святцы], the Church Statute on the life of the Christian with Computus (1926-1944; 1945-1983) and a lunar calendar, list of daily and festal church chants and prayers, and several Canons: for the Dead, for the repose of a deceased person, and to Saint Varus the martyr and Saint Pishoy. Binding: 1940s-1950s, wooden binding, leather, textile, 2 clasps. Readers’ notes, textile bookmark. Enclosures: the Skit Commemoration Books for 1927-1969, a fragment of a letter, texts of prayers, and notes ‘attempt at writing’-type. 1925 (with texts added in 1944; dating according to Computus starts from 1926, and continues from 1945).
4º, size of the book block - 220 mm х170 mm, binding size - 240 mm х184 mm, binding height – 70 mm. 10 enclosures: enclosure #1 – 4 f. (177 mm x 115 mm), enclosure #2 – 1 f. (205 mm x 167 mm), enclosure #3 – 1 f. (112 mm x 85 mm), enclosure #4 – 1 f. (90 mm x 165 mm), enclosure #5 – 1 f. (201 mm x 166 mm), enclosure #6 – 1 f. (204 mm x 167 mm), enclosure #7 – 1 f. (204 mm x 163 mm), enclosure #8 – 1 f. (85 mm x 165 mm), enclosure #9 – 1 f. (205 mm x 47 mm), enclosure #10 – 1 f. (183 mm x 156 mm); 540 f. = f. I-III + 1-439 (1925) + 440-441 (1944) + 442-499 (1925) + 500-501 (empty) + 502-510 (1925) + 511-517 (empty) + 518-534 (1925) + IV. 13 f. (enclosures); Condition: satisfactory. The manuscript was made in the community of Old believers-pilgrims living in the Tomsk-Chulym taiga. The manuscript has traces of old restoration (binding was changed, some folios were glued), Restoration date – 1940-1950s. Place of restoration – Taiga skit of the Old Believers–Pilgrims.
