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Biblija sirěč' knigi vetchago i novago zavěta po ęzyku slavensku. Moscow 1663.
1,-115 2º

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Front cover Title page Isaiah


This edition of the Bible in Russian Church Slavonic is a revised copy of the so-called Ostroga Bible from 1581, the first printed edition of the Bible in Russian Church Slavonic.
This copy belonged to J.C. Wolfen who was the King’s librarian 1704-1730. The binding is made of red morocco blocked in gold and silver.

36.4 x 22.5 cm.


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