Serbian chronicles explained
This is a list of Serbian chronicles, most often referring to works of the Middle Ages, until the Ottoman conquest, hence called Old Serbian chronicles (Serbian: Стари српски летописи/Stari srpski letopisi). There exist approximately 30 Serbian chronicles from the period between 1390 and 1526. Chronicles are divided into (annals, chronicles) and (genealogies), and in turn by source age into "older" and "younger" .
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| | 14th century |
| –1371 | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, collected earlier annals in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Genealogy). |
| | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, shortened an earlier original in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Chronicle). |
| 1166–1431 | 1431 | Constantine of Kostenets's Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević includes a genealogy of the Nemanjić dynasty up until Despot Stefan Lazarević, in chapters 14–16. Survived in several manuscripts. |
| –1371 | 1453 | Damjan, a deacon, wrote the annals on the order of Archbishop of Zeta, Josif, at the Koporin monastery. |
| –in 14th c. | 1350–1400 | Oldest survived copy in a 16th-century manuscript, together with a younger annals. |
| –in 14th c. | end of 16th c. | A manuscript collection from the end of the 16th c. |
| | 1418–27 | |
| | 1450–1500 | 1595 manuscript. |
| | 1503 | |
| | 1526 | 1791 manuscript. |
| –in 14th c. | early 16th c. | |
| –in 16th c. | 1533–1584 | The manuscript written 1712–25, archived as 'Karl. patr. bibl. br. 175', includes a genealogy, list of Serbian patriarchs, and a younger annals. |
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| | 17th c. | 17th-century manuscript, published by At. Pejatović in Spomenik XXXVIII. Archived as 'Nar. Bibl. br. 631'. |
| | | A manuscript dating to the end of 17th c./beg. 18th c., published by Vladimir Ćorović in Spomenik LXVI. Archived as 'III a 43'. |
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| | pre-1642 | Pajsije, Serbian Patriarch (1614–1647), included a genealogy in the Life of Emperor Uroš. | |
Non-Serbian chronicles including Serbian history
See also
Sources
- Book: Stojanović, Ljubomir. Stari srpski rodoslovi i letopisi. 1927. Srpska kraljevska akademija.
- Stojanović. Ljubomir. Стари српски хрисовуљи, акти, биографије, летописи, типици, noменици, записи и др.. Споменик СКА. 3. 1890.
- Book: Dvornik, Francis. The Slavs in European History and Civilization. Slavic Medieval Cultural Achievements. registration. 1962. Rutgers University Press. 978-0-8135-0799-6.
Further reading
- Alekseev. Sergey V.. Становление и раннее развитие сербского летописания. Знание. Понимание. Умение. 2015. 4. 2015. 10.17805/zpu.2015.4.12. free.
- Alekseev. Sergey V.. Сербская историческая агиография: между хроникой и житием. Serbian historical hagiography: Between the chronicle and vita. Знание. Понимание. Умение. 2014. 3. 148–156. 2014. 10.17805/zpu.2015.3.17. free.
- Banašević. N.. Letopisci o poreklu Nemanjića. Prilozi KJIF. 21. 1–2. 1955. 5–13.
- Book: Bogdanović, D.. Istorija stare srpska književnost. Beograd. 1982.
- Ćirković. S.. Srpski letopisi i vizantijske kratke hronike. Srpska književnost u doba despotovine, Naučni skup Despotovac 22—23. 8. 1997. Despotovac. 1998. 101–107.
- Jakšić. Dejan. ON THE NAMES OF OLD SERBIAN CHRONICLES (LETOPISI). Istraživanja: Journal of Historical Researches. 24. 2016. 223–233.
- Book: Mihaljčić, R.. Letopisi. Leksikon srpskog srednjeg veka. Beograd. 1999. 367–368.
- Novaković. R.. Никољски летопис. Nikoljski annals. Зборник Филозофског факултета у Београду. 3. 160–169. 1955.
- Radojčić. Đorđe Sp.. Доба постанка и развој старих српских родослова. The time of origin and development of Old Serbian genealogies. Историјски гласник. 2. 21–36. 1948.
- Book: Ruvarac, Ilarion. Pregled domaćih izvora stare srpske povesnice. Sedmica. 1856.
- Book: Stojanović, Lj.. Стари српски родослови и летописи. Old Serbian genealogies and annals. Српска Краљевска академија. Beograd. 1927. Serbian . none.
- Trifunović. Đ.. Minijatorski stil stare srpske književnosti. Književnost. 32. 6. 1961. 511–522.
- Vasiljević. Marija. Настанак српских родослова и летописа као последица политичких и друштвених промена. The Emergence of Serbian Genealogies and Chronicles as a Consequence of Political and Social Changes. Иницијал. Часопис за средњовековне студије. 3. 2015. 95–117.
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