Кризисные явления в древнерусской книжной культуре XIII–XV веков: сохранение традиций и инновации
Crisis phenomena in the ancient Russian book culture of the 13th – 15th centuries: preservation of tradition and innovations

Summary/Abstract: In the article, two trends in the history of Russian bookwork are traced on the material of manuscripts of the 13th – 15th centuries. One trend is related to the preservation of book traditions of the 11th – 13th centuries and a reference to the works of Old Russian writers of the preceding period. Anthologies of Old Russian original and translated works are being compiled. Manuscript scribes show great interest in the works of Cyril of Turov and Metropolitan Hilarion. The crisis generates new phenomena in church life: an Early Russian redaction of the Kormchaya appears. Local needs were taken into account in the creation of the new legal code of rules and articles. The second issue discussed in the article is related to the manifestations of the second South Slavic influence in Russian bookishness. It notes the coexistence of two spelling norms – early Old Russian and the new Middle Bulgarian (Tărnovsky).The choice of this norm depended largely on the redaction of the rewritten text.

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