Kórmchaia Book
| Номоканонъ | |
|---|---|
Synodic Kormchaia of 1282 (Novgorod), containing Russkaya Pravda among other articles | |
| Created | second half of the 11th century |
| Author(s) | churchmen and monks |
| Purpose | guide book for the management of the church and for the church court; transmission of several old texts |
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The Kórmchaia Book, also known as the Books of the Pilot (Russian: Ко́рмчая книга, Ко́рмчая from кормчий, Church Slavonic: кръмьчии 'helmsman, ship's pilot'; Pidalion (Russian: Пидалион from Ancient Greek: Πηδάλιον, Πηδαλίων 'stern oar, helm, handle of helm, rudder') or Nomocanon (Russian: Номокано́н from Ancient Greek: Νομοκανών from νόμος 'law, statute' + κᾰνών 'canon, rule'), are collections of church and secular law (see also Byzantine law), which constituted guide books for the management of the church and for the church court of Orthodox Slavic countries and were also the transmission of several older texts. They were written in Old Church Slavonic and Old East Slavic.