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Francysk Skaryna

Francysk Skaryna was a philosopher, writer, translator, publisher and typographer (1486–1541). He was born at Polatsak and died at Prague.

Also recorded as Francisk Skorina; Franciscus Scorina; Scorina; Francis Skaryna; Francis Scorina; Francis Skorina.

Overview

Born at Polatsak in 1486, died at Prague in 1541.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Francisk Skorina, Franciscus Scorina, Scorina, Francis Skaryna and Francis Scorina. His recorded languages were Ruthenian, Belarusian, Rusyn and Czech.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection.

Bible of Francysk Skaryna. Book of Genesis by Francysk Skaryna. Book of Exodus by Francysk Skaryna. Book of Job by Francysk Skaryna. The Book of Esfir. Book of Proverbs by Francysk Skaryna. Psalter by Francysk Skaryna (1517). Hervorragender Denker der ersten Hälfte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts, Humanist, Doktor der Medizin, Belorusse Franzisk (Georgi) Skorina / [G.R. Kruetschok]., dated 1968, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Skaryna [Skorina], Francysk, Oxford Art Online, 2003. The Commemorative Activities of Francysk Skaryna in Lithuania 1990–2022, Knygotyra, 2023. Can there be a Biography of a Book?: Comparative Observations on Publications by Francysk Skaryna and Erik Pontoppidan, Knygotyra, 2023. Commemorating Anniversaries of the Life and Work of Francysk Skaryna in Lithuania from the Viewpoint of Book Studies and Scholarly Communication, Knygotyra, 2023. Welcome by the Rector of Vilnius University at the International Research Conference “Francysk Skaryna and the Renaissance Book Culture. Skaryna’s Little Traveller‘s Book Turns 500”, Knygotyra, 2023. Nekotorye orfografičeskie osobennosti i sistema peredači fonetičeskoj i semantičeskoj sovokupnosti slov semitskogo proishoždeniâ v "Bivlija ruska" Franciska Skoriny, LingVaria, 2018. Wydania Franciszka Skaryny w zbiorach rękopisów i starych druków Muzeum Narodowego we Lwowie im. A. Szeptyckiego: analiza proweniencyjna, Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi, 2020. Foreword, Knygotyra, 2023. Проблемы изучения Малой подорожной книжки. Полемический экскурс, Knygotyra, 2023. EVALUATION OF ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF STEEL-MAKING SLAG IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION, Наука и техника, 2008.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Księga Pierwszego Carstwa (1518) — Internet Archive. Chasoslov (1522) — Internet Archive. Ecclesia Piastes (1517) — Internet Archive. Knigi Moy Semoy Slyavy Byby Seoby Vybyt'ya (1519) — Internet Archive. Kniha Obnovení Zákona (1519) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Francysk Skaryna studied at Jagiellonian University and University of Padua. the recorded working language is Ruthenian, Belarusian and Rusyn.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague.

Chronology

  1. 1486Francysk Skaryna born at Polatsak.
  2. 1517Ecclesia Piastes digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1518Księga Pierwszego Carstwa digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1519Knigi Moy Semoy Slyavy Byby Seoby Vybyt'ya digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1519Kniha Obnovení Zákona digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1522Chasoslov digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1541Francysk Skaryna died at Prague.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Francysk Skaryna”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q435320: Francysk Skaryna

    Consult the source

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