This publication contains a description of manuscripts of the Suzdal Savior Euthymius Monastery, founded in 1352 by Suzdal Prince Boris Constantinovich. The book gives a brief history of the monastery since the moment of its foundation in the fourteenth century. Then, the author characterizes the history of the collection, noting that the monastic library was damaged twice, in 1411, and in 1608. He also drew attention to the inventory of 1636 in comparison to the later inventory of 1650, noting that a number of books in the monastic library disappeared between those dates. In the eighteenth century, the most part of the collection was lost.
The description covers eighteen manuscripts. The titles are given in the same order as in the publication:
1 | Gospel, XVI c. (409 f.) |
2 | Gospel, XVII c. |
3 | Psalter with comments, XVI c. (989 f.) |
4 | Psalter, XVI c. (50 f.) |
5 | Gregory the Theologian, two parts, both of XVI c. (557 f.) |
6 | Zlatostruy, mid. XVII c. (1107 f.) |
7 | Izmaragd, mid. XV c. (237 f.) |
8 | Collection, XVI c. (333 f.) |
9 | Collection, XV c. (335 f.) |
10 | Collection, mid. XVI c. (285 f.) |
11 | Collection, XVIII c. (56 f.) |
12 | Life of Bl. Euthymius of Suzdal, copy of XVII c. (156 f.) |
13 | Life of Bl. Euthymius of Suzdal, copy of XIX c. (45 f.) |
14 | Life of Illarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal, late XVIII c. (123 f.) |
15 | Life of Archimandrite Theophanos, XIX c. (19 f.) |
16 | Kormchaya, XVI c. (673 f.) |
17 | Acolouthia of all Orthodox People, XVII c. (103 f.) |
18 | Synodicon, XVII c. (51 f.) |
As it is obvious from the table, the manuscripts were both codices and convolutes, including copies from different sources. All the manuscripts described by Sh. are of religious content.