Siberian Manuscripts on Birch Bark in the Collection of M. A. Maximov

Abstract

The article presents a description of manuscripts on birch bark in the private collection of M. A. Maximov. The manuscripts date from the first half of the 20th century and come from a community of the Chasovennye branch of Old Belief whose members lived along the river Ket and its tributaries. Maximov’s collection consists of 24 manuscripts from this community, of which 15 are manuscripts on birch bark and 11 full-fledged codices.