The Cyrillic Manuscript of Kliment Bukovský from the 18th century Cover Image

Cyrilský rukopis Klimenta Bukovského z 18. storočia
The Cyrillic Manuscript of Kliment Bukovský from the 18th century

Author(s): Svetlana Šašerina
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Slovak Literature, 18th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Cyrillic manuscript; didactic gospel; collection of sermons; Buková hôrka;

Summary/Abstract: The present issue contains a diplomatic edition of the Cyrillic manuscript book known as the Manuscript of Kliment Bukovský. The edition is prefaced by an article with a manuscript edition. Kliment Bukovský’s Manuscript is located in the archive of the Uzhhorod State Library and is connected with the Slovak linguistic-cultural horizon. The handwritten book was used in the monastery on Buková hôrka, as evidenced by the ex-libris and marginalia. As with other documents of Eastern Slovak provenance, the use of the Gospel pericopes in vernacular language is characteristic of this manuscript. In addition to the Gospel readings and commentaries on them, Kliment Bukovský’s manuscript also contains texts common to collections for vernacular reading, such as overview on Old Testament kings and Roman emperors, a retelling of a legend from the Gesta Romanorum, and an apocryphal legend of Christ’s birth.

  • Issue Year: 58/2023
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 5-19
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Slovak