The Bitola Triodion is a Middle Bulgarian Glagolitic manuscript that contains a triodion from the late 12th century.
| Bitola Triodion | |
|---|---|
| Битолски триод | |
 Fragment of the tridion | |
| Size | 27.5 x 19.5 cm |
| Writing | Glagolitic, Cyrillic |
| Created | 12th century |
| Discovered | 1907 Bitola |
| Discovered by | Yordan Ivanov |
| Present location | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Identification | X. No. 38 |
| Language | Middle Bulgarian |
History edit
In 1898, the manuscript was brought to the Bulgarian Trade Agency in Bitola from a nearby village, along with other Slavic and Greek manuscripts.[1] Historian Yordan Ivanov found it in Bitola in 1907. It is now kept in the library of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia.[2]
Description edit
The triodion contains 101 leaves of parchment, each sized to 27.5 x 19.5 cm. According to Ivanov, it was written in the village of Svetovrache by Georgi Gramatik.[3] Along with usual service prayers, it contains a hymographic cycle of Konstantin of Preslav. It is written in Cyrillic with traces of Glagolitic, which is considered to be a characteristic feature of manuscripts from the Bulgarian region.
Some scholars assume that it is a direct copy of an older, Glagolitic book.[4] The document contains musical notation, and a frequent use of the self-theta (Θ), which is written in black and red ink. The sign is placed above individual words to inform singers of musical ornamentation.[5]
Sources edit
- Ивановъ, Йорданъ (1931). Български старини изъ Македония. Второ, допълнено издание. Sofia: Издава Българската академия на наукитѣ, Държавна печатница. pp. 452–467.
- Zaimiov, Iordan (Nov 1984). "The Kičevo Triodium (Cod. Sofia, BAN, 38), also known as the Bitola Triodium: An Old Bulgarian Manuscript from the XI-XII Century. Text in Transcription". Polata Knigopisnaia (10–11). William R. Veder, Vakgroep Slavistiek, Katholieke Universiteit: 1–202. hdl:1811/52965. ISSN 0165-1862 – via OSU.
- Русек, Й. (May 1981). "За езика на Битолския триод". Старобългаристика (in Bulgarian) (2): 72–78.
- Петканова, Д. (1983). "Константин Кирил – Денница на славянския род". Народна Просвета.
- Петров, С.; Кодов, Х. (1973). Старобългарски музикални паметници (in Bulgarian). Sofia. pp. 121–127.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Добрев, Иван (1991). "За една приписка в Битолския триод". Старобългарска литература (25–26): 110–114.
References edit
- ^ Ивановъ, Йорданъ (1931). Български старини изъ Македония. Второ, допълнено издание (in Bulgarian). София: Издава Българската академия на наукитѣ, Държавна печатница. p. 452.
- ^ Кодов, Христо (1969). Опис на славянските ръкописи в библиотеката на Българската академия на науките (in Bulgarian). София: Издателство на Българската академия на науките. pp. 62–75.
- ^ Попов, Г. (1985). "Кирило-Методиевски студии". Кирило-Методиевски студии (in Bulgarian) (2).
- ^ Милтенов, ЯВОР (2009). "Кирилски ръкописи с глаголически вписвания". Wiener slawistisches Jahrbuch (in Bulgarian) (55) – via Academia.edu.
- ^ Kujumdzieva, Svetlana (2010). "Reconsidering the Orthodox notated manuscripts from the end of the 12th and 13th century, related to Bulgaria". Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta (in Serbian) (47): 182–183. doi:10.2298/ZRVI1047179K. ISSN 0584-9888 – via DOISERBIA.