List of medieval Serbian literature

This is a list of medieval Serbian literature, containing the major or important works attributed to Serbia or Serbs. The majority of works are theological, with a few biographies and constitutions. Some of the earliest works were written in the Glagolitic script, while the majority are in Cyrillic.

Work Year Author Description
Codex Marianus 10th-11th c Unknown Gospel Book
(In Glagolitic)
Grškovićev odlomak Apostola 11th c Unknown (In Glagolitic)
Mihanovićev odlomak 11th c Unknown (In Glagolitic)
Miroslav Gospels 1180/90 Gligorije the Pupil
for Miroslav of Hum		 Gospel Book
Karyes Typicon 1199 Saint Sava typicon
The Life of St. Symeon (Vita Simeonis) 1208 Saint Sava biography
Studenica Typicon 1208 Saint Sava typicon
Vukan Gospels 1202-8 Monk Symeon
for Vukan		 Gospel Book
Psaltir Typicon 120x Saint Sava typicon
Letter to hegumen Spiridon 120x Saint Sava personal letter
The Life of St. Symeon 1216 Stefan II the First-crowned biography [1]
Zakonopravilo 1219 Saint Sava Constitution
Bratko Menaion 1234 Monk Bratko menaion
The Life of Saint Sava 1242/3 Domentian biography [1]
Dragolj Code 1259 Monk Dragolj Illuminated manuscript
The Life of St. Sava[2] 1261 Teodosije the Hilandarian
for Saint Sava		 biography [1]
The Life of St. Symeon 1264 Domentijan the Hilandarian biography [1]
Belgrade Macedonian Oktoih 13th century
"Trebnik" 13th century
March menaion[3]  ?
Belgrade Prophetologion 13th century unknown lectionary
St. Sava's Nomocanon 13th century Saint Sava civil law and canon law.
Hagiography 13th century Saint Sava Hagiography
Časoslov[4] 1300-10
Life of Kings and Archbishops of Serbia 1337-1340 Danilo II biography
Life of St. Arsenije 14th century Danilo II biography
Rodoslov (carostavnik) 1337 Archbishop Nikodim biography
Dušan's Code 1349 Emperor Dušan Constitution
Nikola Stanjević Gospel 1350 Monk Feoktist Gospel Book
Dorotej[5] 1370
Rodoslov 14th century Grigorije Camblak biography
Serbian Alexandride 14th century Life of Alexander the Great.
February menaion[6]
Radoslav Gospels 1429 scribe Radoslav Gospel Book
Charter to St. Paul Monastery[2] 1430 George Brankovic charter
Oktoih 1494 Đurađ Crnojević psalter
Rodoslov 15th century Konstantin Kostenski biography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d The entry of the Slavs into Christendom, p. 218
  2. ^ a b Rodoslovlje.com
  3. ^ Digital.nb.rs
  4. ^ Digital.nb.rs
  5. ^ Digital.nb.rs
  6. ^ Digital.nb.rs

Sources

History of the Serbian language
Ages Proto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic Old Serbian Modern Serbian
of spoken forms

to c. 600 AD

c. 800 AD

c. 1100 AD

1814→
Written forms
Literature
Medieval works