The Nikola Stanjević Gospel () is an

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in Old Serbian ('' Rascian''). It was donated to the

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by Serbian Imperial Military commander

Nikola Stanjević Nikola Stanjević ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Стањевић, fl. 1355–1366) was a magnate who served Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as ''veliki vojvoda'' (general), and who was still alive during the rule of Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71), wh ...

. The decorations of the manuscript show a diversity of styles which makes this manuscript special. Its author is a monk by the name of Feoktist.

References

Nikola Stanjevic Gospel. Complete Aprakos. Mid-14th cent. Serbian version. Scribe: Monk Feoktist. Fragment
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