List of Glagolitic manuscripts


This is an incomplete list of manuscripts written in the Glagolitic script.

Breviaries

AbbreviationDateTypeDesignationLibraryPlace of originFoliaDimensionsColumns and rowsNotes
BrAc1384 breviaryIII c 12Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsIstria7029.2 x 20.5 cm2 co x 42 roIt includes a psalter.
BrBrib1470breviaryIII b 6 Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsVinodol, Croatia19926 x 19 cm2 co x 33 roObtained by Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski in Bribir.
BrBrit1400sbreviaryMs. Add. 31.951British LibraryCroatia7130.5 x 22 cmWritten by a certain Ivan Križanić. It was kept in the British Museum until 1882, when it was moved to the British Library.
BrDab1486breviaryIII c 21Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia30633 x 23.5 cm
BrDrag1407breviaryIII b 25Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia19629.3 x 20.6 cm2 co x 40-42 roWritten by 3-4 hands. Brought to Draguć in the 15th century.
BrHum1400sbreviaryR 4067National and University Library in ZagrebIstria18330.2 x 19.6 cm2 co
BrLab11300s breviaryMs 161 National and University Library of SloveniaCroatia18032 x 22 cmFrom Beram in Istria.
BrLab21400sbreviaryMs 163 National and University Library of SloveniaCroatia264+17630 x 20.5–21 cm2 co x 33 roUsed in Beram in Istria.
BrMav1460breviaryR 7822National and University Library in ZagrebVrbnik41716 x 11.7 cm2 co x 30 roWritten by deacon Blaž Baromić for Mavro, the priest of Vrbnik, and finished by a priest named Jure from Baška. Mavro took the breviary with him to Konavle. The codex was in the hands of the Pezzoli family in Rome until 1981, when it was purchased by its current owners.
BrMed1300sbreviaryPlut. 1.10Laurentian LibraryCroatia12422 x 16 cm2 co 31 ro
BrMet1442breviaryMR161Metropolitan Library of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ZagrebCroatia46919.5 x 13 cm2 co x 27 ro
BrMosk1442-1443 breviaryF. 270, 51/1481Russian State LibraryLika245+250Kept in Vrbnik in 1481 and 1533, sent to Rome about 1627, where it remained until the end of the 18th century. Vatroslav Jagić found it in Russia in 1864.
BrN11459breviaryn/aNovi Vinodolski parish library, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatian State ArchivesNovi Vinodolski46636 x 28 cmThe first half, to folio 374, was written by a scribe named Juraj, and the rest was written by a different hand. It was written for the church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Novi, on the order of Jakov Potočnjak and others.
BrN21495breviaryn/aNovi Vinodolski parish libraryGrobnik50036 x 26 cmWritten by a priest named Martinac in Grobnik, with the help of a few other scribes.
BrOxf1300sbreviaryMs. Canon. Lit. 172Bodleian LibraryCroatia41015 x 10.2 cm2 co x 28 roIt includes a missal and a Roman Ritual.
BrPad1300s breviaryMS 2282Library of the University of PaduaCroatia30814 x 21.5 cm2 co x 29 ro
BrPm1300s-1400sbreviaryIII b 10Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia41427.5 x 20.5 cmFrom the beginning of the 15th century kept in the Zadar area.
BrRom1400sbreviaryCap. S. Pietro, D215Vatican LibraryCroatia2+438+216 x 12.5 cm
BrVat5+BrVat61300sbreviaryBorgiano illirico 5Vatican LibraryTribihovići, Lika248+21231 x 22 cmRansomed from the Turks in 1487. At one point, this manuscript was split in two. The second half was written by a scribe named Fabijan.
BrVat101485breviaryBorgiano Illirico 10Vatican LibraryBribir2+40716-16.2 x 11.7 cm2 co x 28-30 roFinished by don Mihovil in his house in Bribir for don Jurša Parabočić of Bužan.
BrVat191465breviaryVat. Slav. 19Vatican LibraryCroatia3+38416.5-17 x 11.5 cm
BrVb11200s/1300sbreviaryn/aVrbnik parish libraryVrbnik25935 x 27 cm2 co x 33 roWritten by 3 hands.
BrVb21300sbreviaryn/aVrbnik parish libraryVrbnik29536 x 27 cm2 co x 28-29 roWritten by 3-4 hands.
BrVb31400s breviaryn/aVrbnik parish libraryVrbnik29937.5 x 27.5 cm2 co x 27 roIn Vrbnik at least since 471.
BrVb41300sbreviaryn/aVrbnik parish libraryCroatia11235 x 27 cmKept in Vrbnik from 1605 on.
BrVin1485breviaryI d 34 Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia16539.5 x 28.7 cm2 co x 33 roObtained by Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski in Vinodol, Croatia.
BrVO1396breviaryCodex slave 3Austrian National LibraryOmišalj46835 x 27 cm2 coThe first part, until page 379, was written by a scribe named Vid of Omišalj, for the church of Roč.
CodKop1400sbreviary22National and University Library of SloveniaCroatia177+15218 x 12 cm2 co x 24-25 roAlso contains a psalter.

Missals

MBerl1402missalMs. Ham. 444Berlin State LibraryKrbava21831.5 x 21.5 cm2 co x 31 roWritten and illuminated by Bartol Krbavac. Housed in Rome 1738-1742, and in London, and from 1822 in Berlin.
MBrib1400smissalIII b 3Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsIstria10318 x 25 cmFrom the 16th century on, it was used in Bribir, where it stayed until Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski moved it to Zagreb.
MHrv1404 missaln/aTopkapı Palace24730.6 x 22.5 cmWritten by a scribe named Butko. Contains 94 miniatures and 380 initials.
MKop1300s missalNY kongelig Samling 41 b, 2Royal Library, DenmarkRoč 26329.5 x 19 cm
MLab11400smissalMs 162 National and University Library of SloveniaKrbava24534.5 x 25.5 cmWritten and illuminated by Bartol Krbavac. Used in Beram, Istria.
MLab21400smissalMs 164 National and University Library of Slovenia19621 x 30 cm2 co x 32 ro
MMet1400smissalMR 180Metropolitan Library of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb6317 x 12 cm1 co, 2 co x 27-29 roWritten in 3 hands. Located in Vrbnik until 1680 when the parishioner there gave it to the priest Andrija Benković of Grižane.
MNov1368missalCodex slave 8Austrian National LibraryLika27132 x 24 cm2 co x 29 roWritten and illuminated by knez Novak Disislavić of clan Mogorović, a knight in the court of king Louis I of Hungary. It later served as the type for the Missale Romanum Glagolitice.
MN1400smissaln/aNovi Vinodolski parish library, Rijeka18832 x 22 cm2 coTwo leaves are kept in Rijeka.
MNY1400smissalM. 931Morgan Library & MuseumZadar 29328 x 19.5 cm2 co
MOxf11400smissalMs. Canon. Lit. 373Bodleian Library176+432.5 x 22.5 cm2 co x 31 ro
MOxf21400smissalMs. Canon. Lit. 349Bodleian Library23925 x 18 cm2 co
MRoč1420 missalCodex slave 4Austrian National LibraryKrbava23235.5 x 24 cmWritten and illuminated by Bartol Krbavac. Used in Roč from the 15th century to 1593.

Fragments

FgSpal1200s missal468Kaptolski arhiv, SplitBosnia and Herzegovina130 x 22 cm2 coFound by Vjekoslav Štefanić.
MVat41300smissalBorgiano illirico 4Vatican LibraryOmišalj 27831.2 x 24 cm2 co x 31 ro
MVat81435missalBorgiano illirico 8Vatican LibraryObrovac 28824 x 17 cm2 co x 30 roWritten by a priest named Marko for a priest named Blaž. Manuscript located in Dobrinj in 1558.
MVb11456missaln/aVrbnik parish librarySenj25628.7 x 22 cm2 co x 29 roWritten by the priest and vicar Thomas, Archdeacon of Senj.
MVb21462missaln/aVrbnik parish library Vrbnik28630 x 22.5 cm2 co
FgApost1300s breviaryFragm. glag. 54Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia1
1300sbreviaryCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, Krk1
1300s breviaryCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, Krk1
FgBrNM1400sbreviary63 R/6Kapiteljski arhiv, Novo MestoCroatia134.5 x 26 cm2 co x 36 ro
FgFoj1300s breviaryn/an/aCroatia117.5 x 23 cmIt was found in 1950 by Josip Hamm in the Fojnica Franciscan Monastery, and for some time it was kept in the library of the Franciscan Monastery of Sants Peter and Paul on the Hill in Livno, but today it is lost.
FgLond1200s breviaryAdd. 31,951British LibraryCroatia130.5 x 22 cm
FgRi1200s breviaryn/aCapuchin Monastery of Our Lady of Lourdes in RijekaCroatia113.6-13.7 x 24.2-24.4 cm
FgRoč1200sbreviaryCodex slave 4Austrian National LibraryCroatia135.5 x 24 cmIt was added to the Roč Missal.
FgSal1400sbreviaryBerčić CollectionRussian National LibraryCroatia130 x 20.7 cm2 co x 41 roFound by Ivan Berčić in Sali.
FgTk1200sbreviarypart of the Berčić collectionRussian National LibraryCroatiaTwo fragments of the same folio.
FgTs+FgZag1200sbreviaryMs. Misc. 81, Fragm. 46 a+bBiblioteca civica of Trieste, Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia3
FgVb1200sbreviaryn/aVrbnik parish libraryKrk 4Leaves A and D belonged to the same breviary, while B and C to a different manuscript. They were used as wrappings for some parish documents.
FgαNov1200sbreviaryCodex slave 8Austrian National LibraryCroatia132 x 24.5 cmIt was added to Novak's Missal.
FgβNov1200sbreviaryCodex slave 8Austrian National LibraryCroatia132 x 24.5 cmIt was added to the last page of Novak's Missal.
FgBel1200smissalXXXVIOsor bishopric archiveCroatia121 x 31 cm
FgBirb1200smissalBerčić CollectionRussian National LibraryCroatia114.8 x 10.8 cmFound by Ivan Berčić in Brbinj.
1400smissalCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, Krk1
1400smissalCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, Krk1The leaf is fragmentary.
1400smissalCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, Krk1
FgKij1000s-1100smissalDA/P 328Vernadsky National Library of UkraineDalmatia, Czech Republic1314.7 x 10.7 cmThe first page has a different origin from the rest: it is Croatian, while the rest is Czech.
FgKuk1200smissalFragm. glag. 3Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia132 x 22 cm
FgKrak1300smissal5567Jagiellonian LibraryCroatia312.2 x 18–19 cmPossibly arrived in Kraków from Prague.
FgVind1000s-1100smissalCod. slav. 136Austrian National LibraryCroatia 212 x 9.5 cm

Parish registers

Place of originDateTypeLibraryFoliaDimensionsNotes
Dubašnica, Krk1585-1700, 1659-1696, 1585-1705marriage, confirmation, baptism,Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Dubašnica, Krk1706-1781, 1706-1781, 1696-1781marriage, baptism, confirmationCroatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Dubašnica, Krk1782-1815, 1782-1815, 1790-1823baptism, marriage, confirmationCroatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Economic books

TypeDatePlace of originLibraryFoliaDimensionsNotes
receipts and expenditures1607-1648Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
receipts and expenditures1651-1679Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
receipts and expenditures1680-1705Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
receipts and expenditures1705-1746Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
receipts and expenditures1746-1804Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
receipts and expenditures1803-1814Dubašnica, KrkBogovići, Krk
receipts and expenditures1804-1840Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
transactions1791-1803Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkAlso contains records of livestock rental for 1834-1875.
loans1795-1798Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkIt was written by friar Anton Sabljić.
debts1823-1841Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
food and wine1734-1869Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
movable property1734-1878Dubašnica, KrkMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk

Ecclesiastical registers

Place of originDateTypeLibraryFoliaDimensionsNotes
Dubašnica, Krk1734-1889adoptions and noviciatesMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1734-1769memorials for deceased brothersMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1769-1860memorials for deceased brothersMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1821-1840annerversaries and massesMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkFor the church of Saint Mary.
Dubašnica, Krk1764-1777intended massesMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkA part of the book.
Dubašnica, Krk1799-1806intended massesMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkA part of the book.
Dubašnica, Krk1827-1874intended masses servedMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1782-1798intended masses servedMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkFor the Cekuta family.
Dubašnica, Krk1738-1804legatesBogovići, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1700sdocumentsBogovići, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1757-1803registry of mass legatesBogovići, KrkIn the book it says until 1763.
Dubašnica, Krk1775-1787registry of completed massesBogovići, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1799-1817registry of completed massesBogovići, Krk
Dubašnica, Krk1782-1860book for Our Lady of Mount CarmelBogovići, KrkShe was the patron of the Bogović family.

Miscellaneous

TypeAbbreviationDateDesignationLibraryPlace of originFoliaDimensionsColumns and rowsNotes
psalter, book of hoursPsLob1359XXIII G 67National Library of the Czech RepublicSenj16012 x 10 cmWritten by a deacon named Kirin.
psalter, missal, breviaryPsPar1380 Slave 11Bibliothèque nationale de FranceDalmatia20011 x 17 cmIt also contains 9 hymns.
psalter with commentaryPsFr1463Codex slave 77Berlin State LibraryLindari, Istria13220 x 13.5 cmWritten by a priest named Fraščić. The commentary is of Byzantine type.
ritualRitAc1400sI a 60Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia1816.3 x 11.5 cm1 co 24 ro
ritual, rule, chronographyRitKlim1501-1512n/aSaint Xavier Monastery of the Third Order of Saint Francis in ZagrebCroatia23411.8 x 7.8 cmBesides the ritual, it also contains the Rule of Saint Francis, and 13 hymns.
miscellany1500sCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, KrkWritten by a Žgombić.
miscellany1735-1740Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDubašnica, KrkBy a certain Hržić.
miscellany1600s/1700sn/an/aDubašnica, KrkBy a certain Sabljić. It was located in the archive of the Franciscan monastery of the third order in Zadar, and then taken to the archive of the Franciscan monastery of the third order of Saint Francis Xavier in Zagreb, but it has not since been found.
liturgical calendar1751n/aMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkDubašnica, Krk-
ritual1700sn/aMonastery of Saint Mary Magdalene in Porat, KrkDubašnica, Krk
Life of Simeon StylitesFgBud1000s/1100sVet. Slav. Duod. 2National Széchényi LibraryCroatia 12 fragments. The only Croato-glagolitic text that still distinguishes between the two half-vowels.
passionalFgBaš1100sZbirka Glagolitica, G-197 Croatian State ArchivesCroatiaTwo strips found by Vinko Premuda, lost for a time, then found again. The fragments contain a portion of the Gospel of Matthew.
lectionaryFGrš1100sFragm. glag. 2Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsBosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro421.7-22.7 x 15.5 cmFound at the end of the 19th century by chaplain Niko Gršković in Vrbnik.
epistolaryFgMih1100sFragm. glag. 1Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsBosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro224 x 18.5 cmFound inside a Cyrillic 1262 nomocanon.
miscellanyFgEpist1200sFragm. glag. 123Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia220.3 x 13.2 cm
homiliaryFgLab11200sSlavische Sammlung, fut. 5, br. 368National and University Library of SloveniaCroatia231.6 x 23.4 cm
Acts of Paul and TheclaFgTh1200sFragm. glag. 4Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia235 x 26 cm
passionalFgPass1200sKrk, Archive of the original Old Church Slavonic InstituteCroatia3
homiliaryFgHom1200s Fragm. glag. 16Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia230 x 21 cmFound by Ivan Milčetić in Omišalj.
epistolaryFgOmiš1200s/1300sn/aKrk, Archive of the original Old Church Slavonic InstituteCroatia129 x 21.5 cm2 co
miscellanyFgPis1300s Fragm. glag. 89, 90 a-jCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatia17Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski found 11 fragments, while 6 were found in 2005 in the Franciscan Monastery of Pazin.
Legent of Saint EustachiusFgNM1300s 63 R/5Kapiteljski arhiv, Novo MestoCroatia129 x 24.5 cm
Homily of Saint John Chrysostom on the Beheading of John the BaptistFgLab21300s Glagolitica 16/I Gč 48. Fg. glag. hom.National and University Library of SloveniaCroatia223.5 x 17-21.5 cm

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