Manuscrisul B. VII. 30 de la Biblioteca Națională din Torino, o Psaltire – Ceasolv

Abstract

Liturgical research today needs, more than ever, solid studies that come
to support and confirm the continuity, authenticity, and stability of the living liturgical
tradition of our Church. Therefore, any work that considers liturgical sources can only
enrich research.
The Taurinensis B. VII. 30 is, in my opinion, for the study of Liturgy in general, and
for the history and evolution of Byzantine church hymns in particular, clear evidence
of the continuity and stability of our worship structures and rites, since it contains
liturgical rites attested in the 8th and 9th centuries, which do not seem to have changed
much to this day. The codex contains fragments from the Psalms, from the Biblical
Songs (odes) and from various commentaries on the Psalms and Odes; fragments from
troparia and from the orders of certain Canonical Hours such as: Hour I, III, VI, IX,
Obednitsa, Great Compline and Midnight Office.
I therefore consider that a brief presentation of it at the Conference is an occasion
for real joy.