Hagiographic tale of Prince Mikhail of Chernigov and his boyar Fyodor
Handwritten reconstruction of the text in calligraphic semi-ustav on birch bark. The manuscript is decorated with 9 miniatures, headband and handwritten initials in braided style. Birch bark, 80 pages
This manuscript was approved by the Expert Council for inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest illustrated manuscript of Cyrillic writing on birch bark in terms of volume.
The manuscript was created in Kyiv in 2013-2014
It contains the text of the Life of the Holy Knyaz
Michael of Chernigov and his boyar Fyodor and is a handwritten reconstruction of one of the lists of the Life of the 16th century
The life tells about the spiritual feat of Knyaz Mikhail of Chernigov and his boyar Fyodor, who were martyred in the Horde, but did not compromise the ideals of the Christian faith
This manuscript is the third manuscript on birch bark in the form of a codex created by Yuri Khrapai
Birch bark is the top layer of birch bark. The tradition of using birch bark as a writing material for manuscripts exists for more than 2 millennia.
Manuscript embellishments:
9 miniatures with scenes from the Life of Mikhail of Chernigov, headpiece and 9 handwritten initials in a braided style, ligature
Manuscript binding - boards covered with leather, hot stamping; book locks - brass, casting; leather book case
Handwritten text - Khrapai Yuri
Miniatures - Inna Ilienko (Kyiv)
The binding of the manuscript is the work of master Ivan Zakharts (Kamenskoye, Ukraine)
Manuscript sizes: 24.5 x 18.5 cm; 80 pages
