Abstract:
In the mentioned article the authors are looking closely at one of the previously not researched John of Damascus Miscellanea scripts, dating from XVIII century. The Cod. D. Slavo 26 script, currently being held in Slavic and Byzantic Researches Centre „Ivan Duychev” in Sofia. The analysis is based on the text of the Life of the Mary of Egypt, being compared to the same life, contained by John of Damascus Miscellanea script of Svishtov. The manuscript is described and classified as the IV type of the New- Bulgarian John of Damascus Miscellanea scripts, according to Dyomina. The analysis of the specific language characteristics proves, that this manuscript has been written in the Svishtov region. In the appendix, the text is being compared with the same life, taken from Tikhonravov’s, Tikvesh and Svishtov John of Damascus Miscellanea scripts.