Няколко палеографски бележки за кирилски ръкописи от ХІV век
Some palaeographic notes on Cyrillic manuscripts from the 14th century

Summary/Abstract: The palaeographic observations made on the manuscript fragment from Pleven (Bulgaria) and the Election Apostle from the National Historical Museum in Sofia (Bulgaria) are intended to illustrate the complex interplay between the Greek letter and the Cyrillic Codes, written in a constituent letter. They show how the two graphic systems are closely intertwined sometimes in the minds of the scribes. Therefore, an adequate presentation of the history of the Cyrillic writing could not have been achieved without taking into account the continuing influence of the model – the Greek literary tradition. We must emphasize that these are still preliminary observations that should be deepened and refined in order to be able to represent not only the content but also the meaning of the processes in the fourteenth century. This transitional and groundbreaking moment in the history of the Cyrillic graphics will remain the norm, a model that will be reproduced by the scribes in the centuries to come – both with conservatism and innovation and with constant attempts to return to the first source – the Greek graphics in all its varieties.

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