Serbian manuscripts

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This is a list of Serbian manuscripts (Serbian: Srpski rukopisi), containing important works attributed to Serbia or Serbs. 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. 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

Work	Date (original)	Author or editor	Description	Digital copy
Codex Marianus x20px	975–1025	Unknown	Gospel Book (In Glagolitic)
Ostromir Gospels x20px	1056–57	Unknown	Gospel Book
Grškovićev odlomak Apostola	12th century	Unknown	(In Glagolitic)
Mihanovićev odlomak	12th century	Unknown	(In Glagolitic)
Miroslav's Gospel	1185–86	Grigorije the Pupil for Miroslav of Hum	Gospel Book	at NBS
Charter of Hilandar	1189	Stefan Nemanja and Saint Sava	Charter
Karyes Typikon	1199	Saint Sava	Typikon
Charter of Hilandar (II) x20px	1200–01	Stefan the First-Crowned	Charter (revision)
The Life of St. Symeon (Vita Simeonis)	1208	Saint Sava	Hagiography (biography)
Studenica Typikon x20px	1208	Saint Sava	Typikon	at NBS
Vukan's Gospel	1200–08	Monk Symeon for Vukan Nemanjić	Gospel Book
Psaltir Typikon	13th century	Saint Sava	Typikon
Letter to hegumen Spiridon	13th century	Saint Sava	Personal letter
Belgrade Prophetologion	13th century	unknown	Lectionary
The Life of St. Symeon	1216	Stefan the First-Crowned	Biography
Zakonopravilo (St. Sava's Nomocanon)	1219	Saint Sava	Civil law and canon law (medieval constitution).
Bratko Menaion	1234	Monk Bratko	Menaion
Life of St. Sava	1242–43	Domentijan	Biography
Charter of Ston	1253	Stefan Uroš I	Charter
Dragolj Code	1259	Monk Dragolj	Illuminated manuscript
Life of St. Sava x20px	1261	Teodosije the Hilandarian	Biography
The Life of St. Simeon	1264	Domentijan the Hilandarian	Biography
Belgrade Macedonian Oktoih	13th century
Trebnik	13th century
March menaion	13th century
Hagiography	13th century	Saint Sava	Hagiography
Časoslov	1300–10
Život kralja Milutina (Life of King Milutin)	1323–26	Danilo II	Biography
Život Stefana Dečanskog (Life of Stefan of Dečani)	1331–	Danilo II	Biography
Život arhiepiskopa Danila II	after 1337	Danilo II's pupil	Biography
Život kraljeva i arhiepiskopa srpskih	1337–40	Danilo II	Biography
Life of St. Arsenije	1324–37	Danilo II	Biography
Rodoslov (carostavnik)	1337	Archbishop Nikodim	Biography
Dušan's Code	1349	Emperor Dušan	Constitution
Nikola Stanjević Gospel	1350	Monk Feoktist	Gospel Book
Dorotej of Hilandar	1382		charter for the monastery of Drenča
Charter of Ravanica	1381	Prince Lazar	Charter
Serbian Alexandride	14th century		Life of Alexander the Great
Nikoljsko jevanđelje	14th century		Gospel book, located in Ireland (Dublin RU 147)
Munich Serbian Psalter	1370–1395		Illuminated psalter
Oxford Serbian Psalter	late 14th century		Psalter
February Menaion
Life of St. Stefan of Dečani	1402–09	Grergory Tsamblak	Biography
Karlovački rodoslov	1418–27
Radoslav's Gospel (Radoslavljevo jevanđelje)	1429	scribe Radoslav	Gospel Book, located at the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg	at NBS
Charter to St. Paul Monastery	1430	George Brankovic	Charter
Služabnik	1453		Located in the National Library of Serbia (RS 538)
Varaždin Apostol	1454	three transcribers	Apostol (Acts of the Apostles and the New Testament epistles)
Dečani chronicle	second half of the 15th century	18th-century transcription
Cetinje Octoechos	1494	Hieromonk Makarije	Octoechos
Rodoslov	15th century	Konstantin Kostenski	Biography
Bogorodičnik	15th century		Theotokarion held in Hilandar.
Goražde Psalter	1521	Teodor Ljubavić	Printed psalter

Early modern period

• Cetinje chronicle
• Belgrade Armorial II
• Tronoša chronicle
• Vrhobreznica Chronicle, 1650

See also

• Serbian chronicles