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CROATIAN GLAGOLITIC SCRIPT

The oldest Croatian epigraphic monuments, and thousands of pages of the most valuable books and documents, written in Glagolitic script, bear witness to the longevity and the continuous development of …

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THE TRACES OF THE LEGACY OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS IN CROATIA

Shortly after the creation of the Christian culture based on the Glagolitic script and the Old Church Slavic language was finished by the end of the 9th century in Central …

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CROATIAN GLAGOLITIC EPIGRAPHY

As a part of archeology and as one of auxiliary sciences of history, epigraphy studies inscriptions and graffiti engraved, written or paired in some solid material (stone, metal, glass, brick, …

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GLAGOLITIC SCRIBES

In the mid-13th century Glagolitism gained legitimacy to coexist as a possibility in the Catholic Church, meaning that the Roman Rite liturgy could be performed equally in Latin and in …

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GLAGOLITIC SCRIPT – MANUSCRIPTS

The parchment and paper with printed Glagolitic letters testify to the durability and persistence of the script which is pretty special in the Croatian ethnic and linguistic space. The Glagolitic …

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THE VINODOL CODE (1288)

The Vinodol Code (Vinodolski zakonik) is a collection of legal provisions written in the Glagolitic alphabet, containing altogether 77 articles. By accepting their duty towards the Krk dukes, the inhabitants …

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THE ISTRIAN BOOK OF BOUNDARIES (1275 – 1395)

The Istrian Book of Boundaries (Istarski razvod) is a legal document determining the boundaries (termeni i kunfini) between feudal lords and rural districts (komune). The manuscript documents the old Slavic legal …

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THE VRBNIK STATUTE (1388)

The Vrbnik Statute (Vrbnički statut) is the oldest legal document of the island of Krk. It dates from the period of reign of the affluent and influential Frankopan dukes, who …

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GLAGOLITIC SCRIPT – PRINTED MATERIAL

The oldest printed books earned the name in which scarcely anybody will recognize the hidden metaphor. The 15th century in Europe saw the movable type printing of the books which …

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THE PETRIS MISCELLANY (1468)

Apart from being the most important source of data on Croatian medieval literature, with its 350 leaves, the 1468 Petris Miscellany (Petrisov zbornik) is the most voluminous, and also the …

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MISSAL BY THE LAW OF THE ROMAN COURT (1483)

Missal by the Law of the Roman Court (Misal po zakonu rimskoga dvora) is the first Croatian book printed in the Croatian language, only 28 years after the completion of …

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THE SENJ GLAGOLITIC MISSAL (1494)

The Senj Glagolitic Missal (Senjski glagoljski misal), “by the law of the Roman court”, is the first of altogether seven books printed by the Senj printing house. This book is …

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THE CROATIAN MISSAL (1531)

The Croatian Missal (Misal hruacki) was the most visually attractive and comprehensive work of the printing house in Rijeka, which was managed by the Bishop of Modruš Šimun Kožičić Benja …

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ARTIKULI (CONFESSIO AUGUSTANA) (1562)

Artikuli ili Deli prave stare krstianske vere, a Croatian translation, in the Glagolitic alphabet, of Philipp Melanchthon’s Augsburg Confession (Confessio Augustana) by Anton Dalmatin and Stipan Konzul, who significantly relied …

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GLAGOLITIC CHANTING

Translation of the liturgical texts contained in Roman sacramentaries from Latin in the Old Church Slavic language, during the inculturation mission in Moravia and Pannonia, resulted in development of the …

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THE RENAISSANCE OF THE CROATIAN GLAGOLITIC SCRIPT AND GLAGOLITISM IN THE THIRD MILLENIUM

The history of Croats is written in Glagolitic script. Literally, it is – on one of the most famous sculptures by Ivan Meštrović, made in 1932, almost a century after …

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