Čajniče Gospel
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| Čajniče Gospel Čajničko jevanđelje | |
|---|---|
| Čajniče Monastery, Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Type | Bosnian Church four gospels codex |
| Date | beginning of the 15th century |
| Place of origin | Medieval Bosnia |
| Language | Bosnian recension of Church Slavonic |
| Scribe | at least 5 anonymous scribes |
| Patron | Pavlović noble family |
| Material | thin parchment and pigments, bound in wooden covers covered with leather |
| Size | 167 leaves, 19,5 x 15 cm |
| Condition | good |
| Script | Bosnian Cyrillic |
| Illumination(s) | archaic, mostly initials |
| Previously kept | unknown |
| Other | |
| Official name | Čajniče Gospel book in the museum of the Churches of the Dormition of the Virgin and the Ascension of Christ, the movable property |
| Type | movable property |
| Criteria | A, C ii.v., E ii.iii.iv.v., G i.ii.iii.iv.vi., H i. |
| Designated | April 25, 2013 (?th session, Sarajevo) |
| Reference no. | 3724 |
| Decision no. | 07.2-2-75/04-5 |
| State of conservation | Preserved |
| Status | National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Čajniče Gospel (Serbo-Croatian: Čajničko jevanđelje, Чајничко јеванђеље) is the oldest gospel written in medieval Bosnia, which probably belonged to the Bosnian noble family, the Pavlovićs, and is the only medieval Bosnian gospel that has been kept in the country to this day.
Based on linguistic features, Čajniče Gospel is dated to the early 15th century and originated in eastern Bosnia. The preservation and correct use of the letter yat point to the eastern Bosnian region. Yat is retained in its etymological position, although there is also a smaller number of ikavisms, some of which have linguistic explanations, while others are considered the result of the adopted practice of ikavization of certain lexemes in Bosnian codices. The codex is declared a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
The museum of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God, of the Serbian Orthodox Čajniče Monastery, in Čajniče, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, keeps the book.[2]