OBOLENSKY, M.A., ed. SOBORNAYA GRAMOTA dukhoventva pravoslavnoy vostochnoy tserkvi, utverzhdayushchaya san tsarya za velikim knyazem Ioannom IV Vasil'evichem 1561 goda [Collective Decree of the Clergy of the Eastern Orthodox Church Confirming the Royal Title of Tsar to Grand Prince Ivan IV Vasilievich, 1561]. Moscow: Synodal Printing House, 1850. 50 p.; 32 × 24 cm. Unbound. The publisher's original dust jacket is retained only for the back cover. The body of the text is in good condition. Slight soiling, tears and small gaps on page edges, horizontal fold, foxing. Pre-revolutionary stamp 'Bibliothèque de la Confrérie de Saint-Pierre le Métropolite'. Engraved bookplate of Martin Winkler (by A. Kravchenko) on the second page. Edition prepared by Prince Mikhail Andreyevich Obolensky (1805-1873), archaeographer and director of the Moscow Main Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He headed the manuscript department of the Armoury Chamber, was a member of the Archaeological Commission and a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg. In the introductory study, the editor examines the origins of royal insignia in Russia. The full text of the charter is printed in Church Slavonic and Greek. Provenance: The Confraternity of St Peter the Metropolitan in Moscow - an informal ecclesiastical association of clergy and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church, founded in 1872 with the active participation of the clergy of St Nicholas Edinoverie Monastery in Moscow, dedicated to missionary activity aimed at bringing Old Believers back into the Orthodox Church. Martin Winkler (1893-1982), German cultural and art historian, professor, specialist in early Russian art, member of the German Society for Eastern European Studies. At the buyer's request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.