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285. Russian icon.' — Consisting of a brass tetraptych, representing 

 in 20 compartments, in relief, scenes from the life of Christ. Russia. 

 (Plate 26, Cat. No. 211164, U.S.N.M.) 



LITURGICAL BOOKS 



The liturgies used in the orthodox communities belong to the 

 Byzantine rite. This rite comprises three liturgies — that of St. 

 John Chrysostom, patriarch of Contantinople (died 407) ; that of St. 

 Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea in Cappodocia, Asia Minor 

 (died 379); and that of St. Gregory Dialogos (Pope Gregory I, 590- 

 604), also called the liturgy of the presanctified. The two latter are 

 used only on special days, while that of St. Chrysostom is the ordinary 

 liturgy. While the ritual is the same in all the branches of the Ortho- 

 dox Church, the language in which it is recited is that of each people, 

 only usually in the archaic form. Thus, in the Greek-speaking 

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



286. 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 D. Sokolof. 

 Translated from the Russian. Printed in New York and Albany, 

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

 P. Kashevaroff . 



287. 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. N. W. B. Robertson. Printed in black and red 

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

 red the rubrics or directions in performing 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. 



288. 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. 



289. Eorologion, or Boole 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. 



