In Russian. Short description: Collection of Instructive Words for the Holy and Great Forty Days, as well as for Various Weeks and Festive Days: With the Addition of Panegyrics, or Words of Praise for Various Holidays of the Most Holy Mother of God: [in 3 parts] / Preached by Ilya Minyat, Bishop of Kyrnik and Kalavrita, in the Peloponnese; Translated from Greek by S.I. Pisarev. – 2nd ed. – Moscow: Typ. of the Typographical Company, 1787. – Part 1. – [2], 403, [3] p.; 23.4×14.5 cm. In 1787, 1016 copies of the publication were confiscated in Moscow bookstores. In 1792, the first part was confiscated again and burned by order of Catherine II on February 11, 1793. Ilya (Minyat, Minyatis) (1669–1714), Bishop of Kyrnik and Kalavrita, preacher, theologian. In a full leather binding of the era. Restoration on the spine, small fragments of leather lost; free endpapers and flyleaves missing, faint stains at the beginning of the book; owner’s inscription in pencil on the flyleaf. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000349