This is a list of Serbian manuscripts ( sr, Српски рукописи), containing important works attributed to
Serbia
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or
Serbs
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. The majority of works are theological, with a few biographies and constitutions. The works were written in Cyrillic, except some early works in the Glagolitic script.
The number of early Serbian manuscripts, that is, those made before the end of the 14th century, is estimated at 800–1,000.
The number of Serbian manuscripts dating between the 12th and 17th centuries that are located outside Serbia is estimated at 4,000–5,000. The largest number of the manuscripts are located in Europe. The largest and most important collection is housed at the
Hilandar on
Mount Athos
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. Next, the second largest collection is most likely found in Russia, where hundreds of manuscripts are held. More than a thousand of medieval manuscripts were destroyed during the
German bombing of Belgrade (1941).
The Digital
National Library of Serbia (NBS) has digitalized several manuscripts
included at their website
Middle Ages
Early modern period
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Cetinje chronicle
The Cetinje Chronicle ( sr, Цетињски љетопис/Cetinjski ljetopis) is a collection of manuscripts (letters, documents, reports and poems) compiled by Vasilije Petrović who added some of his own writings to it. It contains 81 leaves o ...
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Belgrade Armorial II
The Belgrade Armorial II ( sr-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Beogradski grbovnik II, Београдски грбовник II) is the name given to an armorial compiled between 1600 and 1620, as a copy of the which is dated to 1590. It was bought by Ru ...
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Tronoša chronicle
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Vrhobreznica Chronicle, 1650
See also
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Medieval Serbian charters Medieval Serbian charters includes mainly royal chrysobulls (''hrisovulje''), code of law, legal codes for state and Serbian Orthodox Church, church, and charters (''povelje'') determining the legal status of endowments and regulation of the populat ...
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Medieval Serbian literature
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Medieval Serbian law
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Serbian chronicles
References
Sources
*Cernic, L. and Bogdanovic, D., 1981. About Attribution of Medieval Serbian Cyrillic Manuscripts. Textology of Medieval South Slavic Literature.
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Manuscripts
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced i ...
Medieval
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History of the Serbo-Croatian language