Pskov Judicial Charter

Manuscript is written in Chania, Crete in 2019

It contains a handwritten reconstruction of the text of the Pskov Judicial Charter - an outstanding monument of ancient Rus' law.

Pskov Judicial Charter - one of the monuments of ancient Rus' law - is a set of legislative norms of the Pskov Republic of the 14th century

Our manuscript reconstruction is based on the text of the Vorontsov list (one of the two PSG lists known to us). This list is contained in the Vorontsov collection of the 16th century

The manuscript is written on birch bark with a large calligraphic half-ustav. This manuscript is the fourth manuscript on birch bark in the form of a code created by Yuri Khrapai

 

Handwritten text - Khrapai Yuri

Manuscript decoration - braided headband, capital initial

 

Manuscript dimensions: 21 x 16 cm, 86 pages

The material for writing is birch bark, finely and carefully crafted, without flaws.

The binding of the manuscript is now being completed.