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people, only usuall}^ in the archaic form. Thus, in the Greek-speaking 

 communities it is the old Greek; among the Slavs it is old Slavonik; 

 Rumanian is used by the church of that country and the Rumanians 

 in Hungary; while Syriac is the church language in some parts of 

 Syria. 



246. Manual of the services of the Orthodox Church. — Containing a 

 description of the services, rites, and ceremonies of the Greek Ortho- 

 dox Church, with illustrations. Compiled by Archpriest I"*. Sokolof 

 Ti-anslated from the Russian. Printed in JSTew York and Albany, 

 1899.— Sitka, Alaska. (Cat. No. 259114, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Rev. 

 A. P. Kashevaroff. 



247. The divine liturgies of our fathers among the Saints John 

 Chrysostom and Basil the Great, with that of the Presanctified. — Edited 

 with Greek text by J. IST. W. B. Robertson. Printed in black and red 

 letters. The black letters contain the text of the liturgies, while the 

 red the ruljrics or directions in ])erforming the various actions of the 

 service, with a colored plate, representing the crucifixion. London, 

 1894.— Sitka, Alaska. (Cat. No. 259107, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Rev. 

 A. P. Kashevaroff. 



248. Octoechos, or Boole of Eight Tones. — Containing the com- 

 memorations, or collects, for each day of the week — namely: Sunday 

 of the resurrection, Monday of the angels, Tuesday of John the Bap- 

 tist and the other prophets, Wednesday of Mary, Thursday of the 

 apostles and St. Nicholas, Friday of the cross, and Saturday of the 

 saints. They are sung in eight varied tones, covering a cycle of eight 

 weeks, hence the name Octoechos. Translated from the Slavic by 

 Prof. N. Orloff. Printed in London, 1898.- Sitka, Alaska. (Cat. 

 No. 259109, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff. 



249. Horologion, or Booh of Hours. — Containing the daily devo- 

 tions for the stated or canonical hours. Translated from the Slavic 

 by Prof. N. Orloff. Printed in London, 1897.— Sitka, Alaska. (Cat. 

 No. 259681, U. S.N.M.) Gift of Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff. 



250. TrehniJc, or Boole of Needs. — Containing the prayers and serv- 

 ices performed on various occasions, such as churching of a woman, 

 baptism, confession, marriage, visiting the sick, bm-ial. Translated 

 from the Slavic by S. V. Shann. Printed in London, 1894. — Sitka, 

 Alaska. (Cat. No. 259108, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Rev. A. P. Kashev- 

 aroff. 



III. ECCLESIASTICAL ART OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH. 



The territory which once formed the Kingdom of Armenia, is the 

 tableland situated between Asia Minor and the Caspian Sea, inclosed 

 on several sides by the ranges of the Taurus and Anti-Taurus, and 

 partly traversed by other mountains, the highest of which is the 

 volcanic peak of the Ai-arat mentioned in the Old Testament. The 



