Manuscript of the Prologue of the first third of the 16th century from the Nikolskaya church in Opoki in the collection of M. N. Tikhomirov
https://doi.org/10.25205/2713-1165-2025-2-83-95
Abstract
A 16th-century copy of the Prologue, belonging to M. N. Tikhomirov’s collection of manuscripts housed at the State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (№ 556), is now being introduced into academic discourse. This study delineates the codicological features of the manuscript, establishes its dating, and describes the repertoire of Russian articles it contains. It has been determined that the majority of the readings correspond to the extended version of the Prologue, whereas those for early April and May align with the shorter version. In sections featuring the extended version, the manuscript closely resembles the Sofiiskaya group of copies. This connection is further reinforced by unique elements in the composition and structure of the collection, such as distinctive articles specific to this group, variations in the arrangement of individual texts within the calendar structure, and discrepancies in the titles of several didactic texts. An analysis of the insertion note has led to the conclusion that the manuscript originated from the Church of St. Nicholas in Opoki, a city situated on the Shelon River. The study incorporated reports regarding the churches and monastery in Opotsk, as well as information from the Novgorod Census Books of the Shelon Pyatina from 1498 and 1575/1576. These sources underscore the unique details concerning the clergy of the Nikolskaya Church and the Opotsky Monastery, as recorded in Tikhomirov’s Prologue.
Keywords
Prologue,
extended edition,
16th century,
Opoki,
Opotsky Monastery,
collection of manuscripts of M. N. Tikhomirov,
State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Supporting agencies: The study was funded by the strategic academic leadership program «Priority 2030» at Novosibirsk State University.
About the Author
I. A. Shilova
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Inna A. Shilova, Candidate of Sciences (Philology), researcher of the Laboratory of Archeography and Source Studies of the Institute for the Humanities
Novosibirsk
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Shilova I.A. Manuscript of the Prologue of the first third of the 16th century from the Nikolskaya church in Opoki in the collection of M. N. Tikhomirov. Universum Humanitarium. 2025;(2):83-95. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2713-1165-2025-2-83-95
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