Author: Various
Title: â€Oepolnyi Mesiatsoslov Vsekh Prazdnuemykh Pravoslavnoiu Grekovostochnoiu Tserkoviiu Sviatykh, Sobrannyi Iz Moskovskikh I Kievskikh Sviattsov, Iz Prologa I Chet-Minei, S Priobshcheniem K Nemu Na Kontse Tolkovaniia Imen Po Alfavitu†Bound Together with â€Oeistoricheskoe Opisanie Nakhodiashchikhsia V Rossii Eparkhii, Monastyrei I Tserkvei, S Pokazaniem: Nachala I Postroeniia Onykh; Krestnykh Khodov; Khramovykh Prazdnikov V Sanktpeterburge I Moskve; Paskhalii Na 50 Let; I Dostopamiatneishikh V Rossii Proizshestvii Khronologicheskim Poriadkom†(â€Oecomplete Menology of All of the Celebrated Greek Eastern Orthodox Eastern Church Saints, Collected from the Moscow and the Kiev Calendars, from the Prolog and the Menaion, with Interpretation of the Names, in Alphabetical Order, at the End†Bound Together with â€Oea Historical Description of the Dioceses, Monasteries, and Churches in Russia, with Information on Their Founding and Construction, Religious Customs, and Festivals in St. Petersburg and Moscow; and a Timetable of the Paschal Occurrence in Russia for 50 Years, in Chronological Order†)
Description: Sanktpeterburg: Imperatorskoi akademii nauk/Sanktpeterburg: Tipografii Ivana Glazunova, 1822. Hardcover. Two books bound together, the first title presumed second edition (OCLC lists only a 1817 edition) and the second title is a second edition, 1822 and 1825; 8 1/2 x 5 1/4; respectively: pp. [7], 4-146 and pp. [1], IV-XV, [2], 2-228; 1/4 brown morocco and marbled boards; gilt dentelles and title to spine; laid paper; 1 1/2" cut to tail of spine; rubbed spots to corners; small label to upper margin of front board; remnants of a bookplate to front board verso; a small inked number and two stamps from the Kiev Historical Library and another, German library; the first book illustrated with 25 full-page, wood engravings, the second with a large, fold-out table; overall in very good condition. Both early-19th-century, important works, the books documented the holidays, customs, and religious landmarks of the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church. The first title, literally translated as "The Book of Months," was essentially an ecclesiastical calendar, containing the names of the saints, in order of the dates on which they were commemorated, and the festivals in their honor. Each month's entry was illustrated with beautiful wood engravings, which depicted that month's saints, as portrayed by the Orthodox Church. The second book gave descriptions and histories of famous Russian monasteries, noteworthy cathedrals and churches in St. Petersburg and Moscow, and more. Ill.: 0. 2.

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