The manuscript is expertly bound in a hand-made leather binding, evidently the work of an experienced bookbinder who has taken a particularly responsible approach given the value of the historical document.

A hitherto unknown transcript of the History of Slavonic Bulgaria has been discovered

On the eve of the national holiday, March 3, the native scientific community was surprised to learn about the existence of a hitherto unknown transcript of the History of Slavonic Bulgaria. The manuscript is expertly bound in a hand-made leather binding, evidently the work of an experienced bookbinder who has taken a particularly responsible approach given the value of the historical document. Eminent scientists have already announced the results of the textual analysis. According to them, it is an exact transcription of the Paisian text, made in the new Bulgarian language within the past five months by the hands of dozens, or even hundreds, of different copyists. Specialists expressed sincere surprise at the appearance of such a work in the era of digital technologies and added that it is easy to notice the inexperience of many of the scribes, compensated, however, by a lot of diligence and diligence in the accurate transmission of Paisian words.

And if we have to be completely serious, we sincerely thank everyone who participated in the creation of the "museum transcript" of Slavic Bulgarian History. This was part of our initiatives to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Paisius Hilendarski and the 260th anniversary of the writing of his famous work. Together you have created a precious memory and increased the number of copies of the Paisian story by one more. We are sure that one day this transcript will find a place in the museum windows, as a testimony that even in the 21st century we have not forgotten the messages of the Hilendar monk and the spirit of that era when enlightenment and knowledge of one's own history inspires and gives confidence of the Bulgarians in their struggle for freedom.

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