Kolbukh M. Cyrillic manuscripts of the 16th century in the historical and cultural process of Ukraine

The author of the thesis fully researches the history of forming of Cyrillic manuscript collection in the Manuscript division of Lviv V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library, which is based on the collections of scientific, cultural and educational, religious institutions that existed in Lviv in the 19th - first half of the 20th cc. (till 1939). The small part of Cyrillic manuscripts has been purchased by Lviv V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library. Attribution and scientific description of 16th century Ukrainian books Cyrillic books kept in the Manuscript division of Lviv V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library are determined. The genre features and repertoire of the Ukrainian books is described. Key words: Cyrillic manuscript books of the 16th century; history of forming of Cyrillic manuscript book collections; genres of manuscript books; expansion of manuscripts; codicology.