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I offer an extremely rare unique Russian Orthodox book called Chasovnik / Часовникъ and printed in Moscow in the period 1634 -1640. I determine this period based on the information from the last two sheets, where it is written that it was printed during the reign of the Russian Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich /1613-1645 /and the Russian Patriarch Joasaph /1634-1640 /. From this information it is clear that this book could have been printed only in the period from 1634 to 1640. The last page shows that it was printed in Moscow in the 7th millennium of the creation of the world, in the month of the month of the month of March, probably on the second day of that month. I tried to find out what this edition was based on this information, but I could not find it in any of my known catalogs of Russian printed books. The book itself has its original hard leather binding decorated with geometric ornaments, has a size of 140x90x45mm/5.5x3.5x1.8 inches, consists of 257 leaves and weighs 335 grams. The book is of a small size, but it must have been very valuable to its owners, as many restorations have been made by different people and at different periods, which is clearly visible by the paper used and the various handwritings that supplemented the lost text. Most of the first 30 leaves are mainly written in handwritten text, has with handwritten additions to the text and elsewhere in the book. A unique work of the old printed Russian book that has been so well preserved over the years. I have tried to photograph all the title pages and I would like to note that the text is printed mainly in black, with very little red text in places. On the last photos I have marked in red the names and other important information that I have found. A great example for collectors and connoisseurs - what you see in the photos is what you get.
