Dobreyshovo Gospels

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- Name
- Dobreyshovo Gospels
- Date
- 1300
- Language
- Middle Bulgarian
- Material
- parchment
- Held by
- SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library
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The object
Materials recorded for it are parchment. Recorded constituent parts are canonical Gospels. It is associated with Bulgaria. The record gives 1300 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It forms part of Old Bulgarian manuscripts. It is recorded in the collection of SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library.

Cyrillic Ve. Teratological style. Dobreyshovo Gospels XIII century. Digital revival.
Stefan Peev (Bulgaria)
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dobreyshovo Gospels • Country — Bulgaria • Title Orig — Добрейшово евангелие • Orig Lang Code — bg • Pub Date — 13th century • Media Type — ink and gouache on parchment • Pages — 175 • Notes — SS. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library Dobreyshovo gospel is a Bulgarian monument of the early 13th century.
History
History
The Gospel was written, according to a much later note added to it, before 1221, according to the scholars Wolf and Stresa. It is decorated with colorful ornamentation and images of the Evangelists Luke and John. The latter appears with a small kneeling figure, accompanied by the caption "pray to St. John"; the figure is believed to represent the priest Dobreysho (or Dobreisho), who probably paid for the parchment and either commissioned or made a copy of the book. The manuscript was found in Tulcea, Romania. Records indicate that it earlier was in Edirne. The majority of it (127 sheets) is now in the National Library "St.. St. Cyril and Methodius" (№ 17). The remaining 48 leaves were kept in Belgrade during the Second World War and did not survive the fire after the museum was hit by a bomb in 1941.
Language
Language
The language of the monument is close to Old Church Slavonic but shows some important new features. • Illustration — Cyrillic Ve. Teratological style. Dobreyshovo Gospels XIII century. Digital revival.
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1300
Dobreyshovo Gospels created.
1300
Dobreyshovo Gospels is recorded from 1300.
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Bulgaria
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Dobreyshovo Gospels is associated with Bulgaria.
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Description
The manuscript is ink and illumination on a total of 175 parchment leaves. It is located at the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library, Bulgaria.
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Dobreyshovo Gospels is classified as illuminated manuscript, codex and Gospel Book. It forms part of Old Bulgarian manuscripts. It comprises canonical Gospels. Material description and making. Recorded material: parchment. Recorded dimensions: height 209, width 147. The record states 175 pages.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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