170. Batch "Două cuvinte" ("Two Words") by Cassian Râmlenul, Bucharest, 1825, and psalter music manuscript "Penticostar" ("Pentecostarion"), Bucharest, 1842, also includes a song by Anton Pann, rare collection item

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EUR 300

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Thu, 23 March 2023 19:00

The first work, "Două cuvinte" ("Two Words"), by Cassian Râmlenul, was issued during the reign of Grigore Dimitrie Ghica, with the financial support of Metropolitan Bishop Grigorie. The one who cured the piece's printing was Hieromonk Stratonic. It has an in quarto format. The content consists of a title sheet, an unnumbered sheet, and 26 numbered sheets. The print is executed in black ink, each page contains 28 lines, and the title page is framed in a printed square. The frontispiece is executed using a stylized vegetable motif, which places the focus on the Wallachian coat of arms. The text includes initials, as well as a few frontispieces florally or geometrically decorated. The text is drafted in the Romanian language, in Cyrillic characters. The second work, the "Penticostar" ("Pentecostarion") by Anton Pann, has 78 unnumbered sheets, containing a holographic note by the author on the first page. The text and the notes are written in red and black. Each page has 22 lines, the canon titles and the initials are marked in red. The author's comments are present on several sheets. The last pages are elegantly written and adorned with stylized vegetable elements. In some notes, the author mentions his own name as Pantoleon. The text is drafted in the Romanian language, in Cyrillic characters. The volume's binding is dated from the first half of the 19th Century and is made of leather-covered cardboard. The piece presents two early 19th Century holographic notes, talking about the book's circulation. The general preservation state is good, with some time-related deterioration signs.

Dimensions

width 17.5 cm, height 22 cm

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