Paper: 1) Russian machine-made paper without labels 2) Russian machine-made paper with an unidentified stamp (under impression print, f. 26). Writing style: half-uncial script by several hands. Cyrillic numeric pagination (scriber’s). Decoration: headpieces and initials with red inks; head-pieces with geometric ornament (f. 3, 14, 21, 31, 48, 58, 87, 100, 118, 146, 178, 192, 237, 239, 242, 256); end-piece in the so-called style Playing Text [игра текстом] – triangle-shaped objects (f. 31, 57, 86, 117, 178, 239, 241, 261).
The Psalter with vossledovanie is a type of liturgical book intending for church or home services. In addition to the Psalms of King David (1-18 kathismata) the manuscript contains The Horologion with services of the Daily Cycle, Troparions and Kontakions of Sunday (read on Sunday only). The manuscript contains owner’s paintings on f.2. Folio #6 has a note about the solar eclipse took place on June, 6 of 7444 (according to conversion to the contemporary chronology (the Gregorian calendar) it is June 19th of 1936). Binding: 1st half of the 20th century, boards covered with leather, 2 clasps. Readers’ notes, textile bookmarks glued to the borders of folios. Enclosure: Psalm 90 (without ending). 8º, size of book block – 174 mm x 108 mm, binding size – 192 mm x 119 mm, binding height – 35 mm. Еnclosure - 2 f. (145 mm x 207 mm); 276 f. 2 f. (enclosure); Condition: satisfactory. The manuscript is made in the community of Old believers-pilgrims living in the Tomsk-Chulym taiga.
