Which book, printed in 1494 in the printing house of the Crnojević rulers, is one of the earliest printed books in Cyrillic among the South Slavs?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Oktoih prvoglasnik, a book of church chants
- Step 1: The Crnojević family ruled the area around Lake Skadar and Cetinje in the fifteenth century. Step 2. Their press, run by the hieromonk Makarije, printed the Oktoih in 1494. Answer: the Oktoih prvoglasnik. Why not the others: The Mountain Wreath was printed in 1847, and the other two are works that were not printed in the Crnojević press.
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