Mihanović’s fragment of the Acts of the Apostles (Serbo-Croatian:Михановићев одломак Апостолa,Mihanovićev odlomak Apostola) is medieval Bosnian[1] codex, and one of the oldest preservedGlagolitic manuscripts written inOld Church Slavonic, a passage from theActs of the Apostles.
Features of the Bosnian vernacular appear in it, and the Bosnian recension ofOld Church Slavonic would later develop under this influence. It is considered, on the basis of some language features (e.g. replacement of the letterf with the letterp , i.e.Stepan instead ofStefan) and the Glagolitic alphabet itself, that it originated at the end of 11th century or early 12th century inBosnia orZeta orZahumlje.[2]
The manuscript itself consists of two sheets ofparchment, 24 cm × 18.5 cm in size, on which is inscribed the part ofActs of the Apostles, according to theEastern Orthodox rite and is related, in place and time of origin, to the so-calledGršković's fragment of the Acts of the Apostles.[3]
Manuscript was found glued on the cover of a 1262 Serbian transcript ofIlovička krmčija,Zakonopravilo, in the collection of Cyrillic manuscripts ofAntun Mihanović,[3] and is considered the oldest preserved transcript, collection of civil and ecclesiastical regulations of theByzantine Empire, which was translated bySaint Sava at the beginning of the 13th century.[citation needed]
Today, the artifact is kept in the library ofCroatian Academy of Sciences and Arts inZagreb.[3]
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