Oktoikh
Encyclopedia
Oktoikh is an incunabulum
Psalter
, the first printed book in Cyrillic script. It was printed by Schweipolt Fiol
, a German native of Franconia
, in 1491 in Cracow.
The only complete copy, of seven remaining, of Oktoikh is kept by the Russian State Library
in Moscow
. In the past this copy belonged to Johann Hess (1490–1547), a Wroclaw (Breslau)
bibliophile and reformer.
Incunabulum
Incunable, or sometimes incunabulum is a book, pamphlet, or broadside, that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe...
Psalter
Psalter
A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the later medieval emergence of the book of hours, psalters were the books most widely owned by wealthy lay persons and were...
, the first printed book in Cyrillic script. It was printed by Schweipolt Fiol
Schweipolt Fiol
Schweipolt Fiol from Neustadt an der Aisch in Franconia was a German-born 15th century pioneer of printing in Eastern Europe....
, a German native of Franconia
Franconia
Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
, in 1491 in Cracow.
The only complete copy, of seven remaining, of Oktoikh is kept by the Russian State Library
Russian State Library
The Russian State Library is the national library of Russia, located in Moscow. It is the largest in the country and the third largest in the world for its collection of books . It was named the V. I...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. In the past this copy belonged to Johann Hess (1490–1547), a Wroclaw (Breslau)
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
bibliophile and reformer.
