List of medieval Serbian literature - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of medieval Serbian literature
Serbian literature
Serbian literature refers to literature written in Serbian and/or in Serbia.The history of Serbian literature begins with theological works from the 10th- and 11th centuries, developing in the 13th century by Saint Sava and his disciples...

, containing the major or important works attributed to Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

. 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 Codex Marianus The Codex Marianus ) is a Glagolitic fourfold Gospel Book from the beginning of eleventh century , which is , one of the oldest manuscript witnesses to the Old Church Slavonic language, one of the two fourfold gospels being part of the Old Church Slavonic canon, which contains a parts written by...	10th-11th c	Unknown	Gospel Book Gospel Book The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament... (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 Miroslav of Hum Miroslav Zavidović or Miroslav of Hum was a 12th-century Great Prince of Zachlumia from 1162 to 1190, an administrative division of the medieval Serbian Principality covering Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia....	Gospel Book Gospel Book The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
Karyes Typicon Karyes Typicon The Karyes Typicon or Typicon of Saint Sava is a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox typicon written in 1199 by Saint Sava , the first "Archbishop of the Serbs" , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja The Karyes Typicon or Typicon of Saint Sava is a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox...	1199	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	typicon
The Life of St. Symeon (Vita Simeonis)	1208	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
Studenica Typicon	1208	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	typicon
Vukan Gospels Vukan Gospels Vukan Gospels is a 13th-century Serbian illuminated manuscript in Old Serbian . It is one of the oldest preserved medieval books written in the Serbian language, with more than 189 pages....	1202-8	Monk Symeon for Vukan	Gospel Book Gospel Book The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
Psaltir Typicon	120x	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	typicon
Letter to hegumen Spiridon	120x	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	personal letter
The Life of St. Symeon	1216	Stefan II the First-crowned	biography
Zakonopravilo Zakonopravilo The Nomocanon of Saint Sava was the first Serbian constitution and the highest code in the Serbian Orthodox Church, finished in 1219. This legal act was well developed. St...	1219	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	Constitution Constitution A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
Bratko Menaion Bratko Menaion Bratko Menaion is a 13th-century Serbian liturgical calendar book , written Serbian Orthodox scribe Bratko. It is the oldest menaion in Serbian literature, written in the Serbian recension of Old Church Slavonic ....	1234	Monk Bratko	menaion Menaion The Menaion refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to the day of the calendar year.-Service books:...
The Life of Saint Sava	1242/3	Domentian	biography
Dragolj Code Dragolj Code Dragolj Code or Miscellany by Dragolj is a 1259 Serbian Orthodox manuscript by Serbian priest Dragolj . It is written in the Old Serbian with characteristics of Zeta and Hum dialects. The code contains the "Adaptation of Kozma`s Sermon against Bogomils".It was found in 1875 by a P...	1259	Monk Dragolj	Illuminated manuscript Illuminated manuscript An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
The Life of St. Sava	1261	Theodosius of Chilandar for Saint Sava	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
The Life of St. Symeon	1264	Domentian	biography
Belgrade Macedonian Oktoih	13th century
"Trebnik"	13th century
March menaion Menaion The Menaion refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to the day of the calendar year.-Service books:...	?
Belgrade Prophetologion Belgrade Prophetologion Belgrade Prophetologion or Parimejnik is an early 13th century Serbian Orthodox Prophetologion . of an unknown scribe....	13th century	unknown	lectionary Lectionary A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.-History:...
St. Sava's Nomocanon	13th century	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	civil law Civil law (area) Civil law in continental law is a branch of law which is the general part of private law.The basis for civil law lies in a civil code. Before enacting of codes, civil law could not be distinguished from private law... and canon law Canon law Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of... .
Hagiography	13th century	Saint Sava Saint Sava Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...	Hagiography Hagiography Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
Časoslov	1300-10
Life of Kings and Archbishops of Serbia	1337-1340	Danilo II	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
Life of St. Arsenije	14th century	Danilo II	biography
Rodoslov (carostavnik)	1337	Archbishop Nikodim	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
Dušan's Code Dušan's Code Dušan's Code was enacted by Tsar Dušan in two state congresses: in May 21, 1349 in Skopje and amended in 1354 in Serres. It regulated all social spheres, so it can be considered a medieval Serbian constitution. The Code included 201 articles. The original manuscript is not preserved, but around...	1349	Emperor Dušan	Constitution Constitution A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
Nikola Stanjević Gospel Nikola Stanjević Gospel Nikola Stanjevic Gospel is an illuminated manuscript Gospel Book in Old Serbian . It was donated to the Hilandar monastery of Mount Athos by Serbian Imperial Military commander Nikola Stanjević of Northern Macedonia. The decorations of the manuscript shows a diversity of styles which makes this...	1350	Monk Feoktist	Gospel Book Gospel Book The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
Dorotej	1370
Rodoslov	14th century	Grigorije Camblak	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
Serbian Alexandride	14th century		Life of Alexander the Great.
February menaion
Radoslav Gospels Radoslav Gospels Radoslav's Gospels was created in 1429 by Radoslav, a Serbian scribe from Dalša. It contains a number of miniatures, including "An Evangelist Portrait". The gospels are in the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg...	1429	scribe Radoslav	Gospel Book Gospel Book The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
Charter to St. Paul Monastery	1430	George Brankovic	charter
Oktoih Oktoih Oktoih , in English the Book of Psalms or Psalter, is an incunabula printed in Cetinje, Montenegro in 1494. Oktoih is a book of liturgical hymns for singing in eight parts. It was printed in the Printing House of Crnojevići by Đurađ IV Crnojević, an educated ruler of Montenegro from 1490-1496...	1494	Đurađ Crnojević	psalter
Rodoslov	15th century	Konstantin Kostenski	biography Biography A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...

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