The Mukachevo Psalter manuscript

The 22 x 25 cm manuscript consists of 143 sheets of illustrations. Made on parchment, the frame is new, the boards are covered with leather with two metal fasteners. Written late in the statute without dividing into words. The sentences in the text are separated by red dots.

Researchers suggest that the book was made in the Mukachevo or Hrushev monastery. The wax seal with the inscription "Seal of the monastery of Mukachevo OSBM (Order of St. Basil the Great)" indicates that the psalter was kept in the monastery for a long time. Historically, the book is associated with the city of Mukachevo, from which it got its name. Such books were used both in church worship and in private prayers.

Psalter of Mukachevo XIV-XV centuries. belongs to the best examples of Slavic written culture of our region.