TY - JOUR

T1 - The stroganov ABC-book of 1604 as a source on old Russian art of writing

AU - Tsypkin, Denis Olegovich

N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - The paper deals with the manuscript f. 115 No. 169 from the collection of Saint Petersburg Institute of History dated 1604. It has been known to specialists as The Stroganov ABC Book or Calligraphy Sample Book. We have analyzed the structure of this book which includes several parts connected by the idea of presenting a letter in texts of different functionality. We’ve come to a conclusion that the manuscript represents a sort of a treatise on calligraphy and that it may be considered the oldest one in Russian history (at least the oldest surviving). It marks the beginning of Russian literature on calligraphy. We assumed that Western European (more likely, German) books on calligraphy could have influenced the appearance of Old Russian works of the same kind. The aim of this paper is to see this manuscript as a source reflecting a set type used by Russian professional scribes by the late 16th – early 17th century. Analysis of the ways in which different types of writing are represented in this Calligraphy Sample Book allowed us to show the significant role of the cursive writing in the realm of Russian early Modern culture. The cursive writing attained a particular aesthetical and artistic significance for Russian calligraphers of that period.

AB - The paper deals with the manuscript f. 115 No. 169 from the collection of Saint Petersburg Institute of History dated 1604. It has been known to specialists as The Stroganov ABC Book or Calligraphy Sample Book. We have analyzed the structure of this book which includes several parts connected by the idea of presenting a letter in texts of different functionality. We’ve come to a conclusion that the manuscript represents a sort of a treatise on calligraphy and that it may be considered the oldest one in Russian history (at least the oldest surviving). It marks the beginning of Russian literature on calligraphy. We assumed that Western European (more likely, German) books on calligraphy could have influenced the appearance of Old Russian works of the same kind. The aim of this paper is to see this manuscript as a source reflecting a set type used by Russian professional scribes by the late 16th – early 17th century. Analysis of the ways in which different types of writing are represented in this Calligraphy Sample Book allowed us to show the significant role of the cursive writing in the realm of Russian early Modern culture. The cursive writing attained a particular aesthetical and artistic significance for Russian calligraphers of that period.

KW - Calligraphy

KW - Old Russian art

KW - Old Russian manuscripts

KW - Old Russian printed books

KW - The art of writing

KW - Treatise on calligraphy

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U2 - 10.18688/aa166-12-88

DO - 10.18688/aa166-12-88

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85030164101

VL - 6

SP - 800

EP - 910

JO - Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства

JF - Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства

SN - 2312-2129

ER -