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Textual Variants In The Primary Chronicle
Textual variants in the ''Primary Chronicle'' manuscripts of the Kievan Rus' arise when a copyist makes deliberate or inadvertent alterations to the text that is being reproduced. Textual criticism of the Primary Chronicle, Textual criticism (or textology) of the ''Primary Chronicle'' or ''Tale of Bygone Years'' ( orv, Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ, translit=Pověstĭ vremęnĭnyxŭ lětŭ, commonly abbreviated PVL) has included study of its textual variants. Legend Frequently used Scribal abbreviation, sigla (scribal symbols and abbreviations) of ''Primary Chronicle'' manuscripts and editions include: } uk, Академічний літопис, Akademichnyj litópys , - , ''Hypatian Codex'' , H , IpaIpat , I (Cyrillic), И , russian: Ипатьевская летопись, translit=Ipat'evskaya letopis' uk, Іпатіївський літопис, Ipátijivśkyj litópys , - , ''Khlebnikov Codex''''Xlebnikov Codex'' , KhX , Xle , Kha (Cyrillic), Х , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primary Chronicle
The ''Tale of Bygone Years'' ( orv, Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ, translit=Pověstĭ vremęnĭnyxŭ lětŭ; ; ; ; ), often known in English as the ''Rus' Primary Chronicle'', the ''Russian Primary Chronicle'', or simply the ''Primary Chronicle'', as well as also, after the author it has traditionally been ascribed to, '' Nestor's Chronicle'', is an Old East Slavic chronicle (letopis) of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, originally compiled in Kiev around 1113. The work’s name originates from the opening sentence of the text, which reads: “These are the narratives of bygone years regarding the origin of the land of Rus’ (Old East Slavic: Рѹсь), the first princes of Kyiv, and from what source the land of Rus’ had its beginning.” The work has long been considered to be a fundamental source in the interpretation of the history of the East Slavs. The ''Chronicle's'' content is known today from several surviving editions and codices that have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
