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Book “Collection of Church Chants. Text and notes”, inv. no. КБ-6628: cover or title page
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Collection of Church Chants. Text and notes

Inv. no. КБ-6628 · Books and booklets

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

Created approximately in the 19th century. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Paper, wood, leather
Technique
Handwriting, embossing
Dimensions
37 × 24 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Book pages

390 pages. High-resolution scans you can zoom into.

Description

Created approximately in the 19th century.

The manuscript is in two colors, containing text in Church Slavonic and musical notation. Foliation is absent, with letter signatures at the bottom of the pages. The book's decoration is complemented by initials and polychrome headpieces.

The book belonged to the pre-war (pre-1941) part of the collection of the H. S. Skovoroda Historical Museum.

Note: the book was likely created for use in the religious rites of the Old Believer tradition.

Record

Inventory number
КБ-6628
Title
Collection of Church Chants. Text and notes
Collection group
Books and booklets
Date
19th century
Material
Paper, wood, leather
Technique
Handwriting, embossing
Dimensions
37 × 24 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy
Pages
390

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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