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Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and Their Sufferings
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the Old Believers. Because this group frequently had its books confiscated and was denied the use of printing presses, its members continued to write important books such as this one by hand. This text chronicles and illustrates the story of a group of monks at the Solovetsky Monastery who opposed Nikons controversial reforms and endured a siege for eight years (1668-1676) before they were finally betrayed. Most of the monks were killed, though some escaped, and many went to the Vyg region, where the author of this book, Simeon Denisov (1682-1741), was a leader in the Old Believer community.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; The Walters Art Museum, 2005, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2013 | Living by the Book: Monks, Nuns, and Their Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 7 5/16 × W: 5 7/8 in. (18.5 × 15 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2005
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.916