EuropeEvent
Completion of the Cetinje Octoechos
- When
- 1494
- Where
- Cetinje
- Episodes
- 1
The Cetinje Octoechos, the first incunabulum in the Serbian recension of Church Slavonic, was printed in 1494 in Cetinje under Hieromonk Makarije at the Crnojević printing house.
Episodes
Background and detail
Production and Significance. Hieromonk Makarije directed the production of the Octoechos of the First Tone. This work is recognized as the first incunabulum in the Serbian recension of Church Slavonic and the first book printed in Cyrillic script in Southeast Europe.
People involved
- Hieromonk Makarije · Director of production
- Đurađ Crnojević · Founder of the printing house
Sources
- Cetinje Octoechos Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-12
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