Gorički zbornik

The Gorički zbornik (Serbian Cyrillic: Горички зборник) or the Gorica's Almanac or Gorica Miscellany or the Manuscript of Gorica is a Serbian medieval manuscript collection written by Jelena Balšić and monk Nikon of Jerusalem in period between 1441 and 1442 in the church Jelena built on the island Gorica on Skadar Lake. Its name is derived from the name of the church.

Gorički zbornik
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts as legacy of Svetozar Tomić
A page from Gorički zbornik
Also known as
  • Gorica's Almanac
  • Manuscript of Gorica
  • Gorica Miscellany
Date1441 — 1442
Place of originGorica island on Skadar Lake, Serbian Despotate
Language(s)Serbo-slavic language
Author(s)Jelena Balšić, Nikon of Jerusalem
MaterialPaper
Size273 pages of 21 cm x 14 cm
ConditionWooden covers coated with leather, some pages are cropped and inexpertly "restored", badly damaged and even missing
DiscoveredIn 1902 by Svetozar Tomić who bought it in Skopje (modern-day North Macedonia, then Ottoman Empire)
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