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The compositional features were considered and the portals of the facades of buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were classified. in Kyiv. Their symbolism, structure and structural construction, stylistics and characteristic architectural and decorative features were studied. The purpose of the study: to investigate and analyze the compositional, stylistic and semantic features of the portals of the facades of buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. in Kyiv, to develop the principles of classification of portals and conduct their classification. Methodology. The research was conducted on the basis of the following methods: empirical, theoretical and empirical-theoretical. The empirical method includes observation, photo-fixation, graphic sketches and constructions, comparisons and generalizations. Theoretical techniques include: going from the abstract to the concrete, abstraction, concretization, identification and separation. Most of the work was carried out using empirical and theoretical methods. The results. Photographs, graphic sketches and classification of building portals of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were carried out. in Kyiv based on the developed compositional-constructive and stylistic principles of classification. It was found that the portals are located mainly on the main compositional axes of the facades of historical buildings, namely on the main vertical divisions, which are highlighted by risalites, bay windows, attics, towers and often changed scale and shape of windows. The role of the portals in the overall composition of the building and the problem of violation of the compositional integrity of the facades due to the replacement or destruction of individual parts and elements of the portals have been revealed. In particular, as a result of unsuccessful repairs and renovations in some buildings of the historical center, the entrance doors were replaced with faceless, rough, unscaled ones, which distorted not only individual facades, but also entire sections of the urban environment. The scientific novelty and practical significance of the research lies in the identification of the compositional and semantic features of the portals of the facades of Kyiv buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as in the detailed analysis of the compositional structure, constructive and stylistic components of the portals. A scientific novelty is the developed classification of the portals of the historical buildings of Kyiv. The research will contribute to the deepening of theoretical and practical knowledge about the peculiarities of Kyiv portals of the specified period, which can be used in the restoration and reconstruction of buildings of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. in Kyiv. The developed classification of portals will be a useful educational reference material for students - future architects and designers who are interested in the peculiarities of Kyiv's historical buildings.

Music and choreography interaction in the stage dances of musical theater productions of the 17th – the first half of the 18th century

De wortels van de Randstad. Overheidsinvloed en stedelijke hiërarchie in het westen van Nederland tussen de 13de en 20ste eeuw

Since ancient times, the master-at-arms profession has always been considered essential for the education of the nobility and the common citizenship, especially in the Middle Ages. Yet, we know nothing about the real standard of living of these characters. The recent discovery of documents, which report the sums earned by fencing masters to teach combat disciplines, has brought us the possibility to estimate how highly this profession was regarded, and what its actual economic value was in the Italian late Middle Ages. They also give us also a material view into the modes of operation of a sala d’arme in those times. Using different comparative methods based on the quoted currencies, primary goods and the cost of living, it was possible to analyze prices and duration of various military teachings offered by the fencing Masters in the late Middle Ages and equivalent viable activities of the time. We use three ways to calculate equivalent income levels in euros: from the silver content of the coins (bolognini, equivalent to the soldo); from purchasing power in relation to bread prices; and from equivalent wages. As a result we were able to define more accurately both the accessibility of these services for citizens and the relative value to other professions. This cursory research study also aims to estimate approximately the current equivalent wages of a fencing master operating in the Italian peninsula in the 15th and early 16th century, confirming that this job was comparable to a modern, highly specialized, profession.

1. Money, Payment in Money, and the Order to Pay Money 2. Money and Monetary Legal Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 3. Funds Transfers in Antiquity: Instruments, Institutions and Mechanisms 4. Deriving History from Law: Are Cheques Traceable to the Talmud? 5. The Payment Order under Roman Law 6. The Medieval Hawale: The Legal Nature of the Suftaj and Other Islamic Payment Instruments 7. Funds Transfers under Talmudic Law: Orthodoxy and Adaptation 8. Payment Orders in Medieval Continental Europe: Book Transfers and Bills of Exchange 9. Payment Orders under English Common Law: The Bailment of Money and the 'Reception' of the Bill of Exchange 10. Evolution and Transformation: The Birth of the Modern Payment System in Post-Medieval England 11. Turning the Wheels of Post-Medieval Change: Paper Circulation and Negotiability under English Law 12. Staying on Course: The Footprint of Ancient and Medieval Doctrine and Practice on Modern Payment Laws Epilogue: From Barter to Electronic Funds Transfers and the Role of Law

Reviewed by: Old English Scholarship and Bibliography: Essays in Honor of Carl T. Berkhout Melanie Heyworth Wilcox, Jonathan , ed., Old English Scholarship and Bibliography: Essays in Honor of Carl T. Berkhout ( Old English Newsletter Subsidia, 32), Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, 2004; paperback; pp. 119; RRP US $10; ISSN 0739-8549. Over the past 25 years, Carl T. Berkhout's profound contribution to Anglo-Saxon scholarship in the field of bibliographical studies cannot be overstated. As the Old English Newsletter's bibliographical editor (1976-2000) and as a primary provider of bibliographies published in Anglo-Saxon England, Berkhout's industry in the field deserves recognition. This volume of the Old English Newsletter Subsidia is dedicated to him and to celebrating his scholarly achievements. Jonathon Wilcox's Introduction captures Berkhout's importance to the field. He states that 'if bibliography makes up the backbone of a discipline, Carl T. [End Page 238] Berkhout has been painstakingly constructing the spine of Anglo-Saxon studies for the last quarter century' (p. 1). Wilcox produces impressive statistics to support his claim: in his career to date, Berkhout has documented over 15,000 studies and written book reviews for another 5,000. Wilcox is concerned, however, to give equal weight to Berkhout's other scholarly contributions, particularly his endeavours to 'reclaim' early Anglo-Saxonists (see especially Anglo-Saxon Scholarship: The First Three Centuries, edited by Berkhout with Milton McC. Gatch in 1982). J. R. Hall's essay, 'Carl T. Berkhout: An Appreciation', is a biographical accolade to the honorand. Hall successfully personalizes the man, Carl, behind the scholar, Berkhout. The chapter is fondly nostalgic, and Hall ensures that Berkhout's personality is not sacrificed at the altar of his learned erudition. Hall details Berkhout's publication history within a narrative describing his interests (social and academic) and career development; his scholarly pursuits and publications (listed in an appendicized bibliography, pp. 17-21) are skilfully woven into a colourful portrait of 'Carl'. Berkhout's selflessness, vigour, and enthusiasm, are well-depicted by Hall's energetic prose. Both Wilcox and Hall emphasize Berkhout's twin areas of research – early Anglo-Saxon scholars and bibliographical studies – and this emphasis is reflected in the structure of the volume. Following Hall's chapter, there are six original contributions. The first two essays (by Helen Damico and Andrew Prescott) form a section, entitled 'Anglo-Saxon Scholars', dedicated to Berkhout's interest in early Anglo-Saxon scholars. The last four essays (by Robert J. Hasenfratz, Eric G. Stanley, Thomas N. Hall, and Berkhout himself) are devoted to 'Old English Bibliography' and reflect Berkhout's bibliographical drive. In 'Reclaiming Anglo-Saxon Scholars', Damico provides a bibliographical essay on the history of Anglo-Saxon scholarship, surveying selected publications since Berkhout's seminal Anglo-Saxon Scholarship (1982). Damico's essay maps the development of scholarly enquiry into early Anglo-Saxon scholars. For any scholar or advanced student interested in such antiquarians, Damico's chapter is a vital initial reference. Its significance, however, stems also from Damico's proficient synthesis of both early and recent Anglo-Saxon scholarship in terms of 'the relationship between Anglo-Saxon studies and the culture that produced them' (p. 36). Her politicization of the 'determining factors' behind an impetus to Anglo-Saxon scholarship makes 'reclaiming Anglo-Saxon scholars' an immediately relevant scholarly pursuit. Prescott's 'Robin Flower and Laurence Nowell' is an appropriate inclusion in the volume, given Berkhout's scholarly similarity to Flower. Prescott, like Hall [End Page 239] before him, is concerned to present Flower the man, as well as Flower the scholar, and this engaging essay marries entertaining reading and academic rigour. If there is a criticism to be made of Prescott's contribution, it is that his attempt to homogenize Flower's and Nowell's natures and purposes is unnecessary; the symmetry which Prescott emphasizes between the two main characters of his narrative seems forced. Robert J. Hasenfratz's essay, '"On sidne sæ": Beowulf and the Bibliographers' is an invaluable contribution to the volume, in part because its potential readership is arguably the widest of those of any of the essays. Hasenfratz's remit is both engaging and thought-provoking: he proposes to survey 'the field...

Book Review| April 01 2016 The Elizabethan Invention of Anglo-Saxon England: Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English The Elizabethan Invention of Anglo-Saxon England: Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English. By Rebecca Brackmann. Studies in Renaissance Literature, 30. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 2012. Pp. x + 244; 3 illustrations. $95. Rolf H. Bremmer, Jr. Rolf H. Bremmer, Jr. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Journal of English and Germanic Philology (2016) 115 (2): 255–257. https://doi.org/10.5406/jenglgermphil.115.2.0255 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Rolf H. Bremmer; The Elizabethan Invention of Anglo-Saxon England: Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology 1 April 2016; 115 (2): 255–257. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jenglgermphil.115.2.0255 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressThe Journal of English and Germanic Philology Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2016 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Reviewed by: Striving with Grace: Views of Free Will in Anglo-Saxon England Jonathan Wilcox Striving with Grace: Views of Free Will in Anglo-Saxon England. By Aaron J. Kleist. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Pp. xvii + 420. $90. This is a book based on an appealing premise—to pursue a single important theological idea across the complexity of writings in Anglo-Saxon England—which is fulfilled with notable success. Teasing through the complexity of theological thought that has accrued on the distinction between striving and grace, Aaron Kleist lays out the thought of three patristic writers, Augustine, Gregory, and Bede, and four Anglo-Saxon authors they influenced. Kleist uses source study and manuscript evidence along with close reading to make a contribution to the history of ideas, uncovering the subtlety of thought of some of the most important named authors of Anglo-Saxon England—Alfred, perhaps Wulfstan, and Ælfric, as well as the lesser-known Lantfred of Winchester. The result is a deeply informed theological study that provides insight into the thought world of Anglo-Saxon England. The issue of merit vs. grace, or the role of human volition in distinction to the capacities given by the creator, is a hugely important one for Christian thought, leading quickly to consideration of the source of evil, the extent of human freedom [End Page 533] of will, and the conundrum of predetermination. Differences within the debate are often rather subtle, yet small distinctions mattered a lot with various unsuccessful views condemned as heresies. Manichean, Donatist, Pelagian, and Semi-Pelagian positions are sketched out with admirable clarity and economy by Kleist, who shows how underlying all the discussion is a delicate pas de deux between striving and grace, freedom of will and divine determinism. Kleist presents in a few pages Augustine’s evolving position, which was to become orthodoxy despite his perhaps surprising extreme emphasis on grace over merit. Gregory, Kleist shows, gives a bit more weight to human striving, while Bede, despite repeatedly stressing grace, provides yet more emphasis on human merit in striving. Kleist shows how the work of all three fathers circulated in Anglo-Saxon England and suggests they provide a range of orthodox options for subsequent writers to draw on. Bede plays a pivotal role as both a father of the church and a thinker within Anglo-Saxon England, and the remainder of this study focuses on theological positions in England. Kleist briefly moves away from explicitly Christian theological work to consider Boethius’ Neoplatonic Consolation of Philosophy, which includes prominent consideration of the source of evil and the nature of free will, a work that famously circulated in an Alfredian translation. Kleist considers how the work is Christianized through the commentary traditions, explaining in part its huge popularity in the Middle Ages, and considers anew the famous image of the axle and the idea of divine foreknowledge within the Old English translation, which turns out to present a largely Augustinian position on grace. Kleist then turns to an altogether less familiar work, Lantfred of Winchester’s Carmen de libero arbitrio, a poem on free will by a probably Frankish monk who visited Winchester in association with the Benedictine reform, which, Kleist shows, pulls away from Augustine’s emphasis on prevenient grace to embrace a Semi-Pelagian heresy in its emphasis on human volition. Kleist then considers a Latin sermon preserved in Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, MS Gamle Kongelige Sammlung 1595, a work either composed by or strongly associated with Wulfstan the Homilist. Most of Wulfstan’s vernacular writings paint with too broad a brush to allow Kleist to position the archbishop in relation to the debates on free will, but this Latin sermon, Kleist shows, draws on a book of Cassian’s Collationes that was central to the Semi-Pelagian heresy and condemned on that account. Despite that source, the theology of the Wulfstanian sermon sounds mostly unexceptionable, apparently by simply avoiding those parts of the Collatio that had been condemned as heretical by Prosper of Aquitaine. Nevertheless, it perpetrates Semi-Pelagian thought in just the way a homilist might be expected to, by stressing the individual’s responsibility for repentance where, Kleist suggests, Augustine would have insisted...

Introduction. The article considers the trends in the development of Soviet historiography of Russian anti-war thought in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Analysis. The interrelation of the evolution of the views of Soviet researchers on pre-revolutionary pacifism with socio-political changes in the USSR is revealed. The negative assessments of “bourgeois pacifism” expressed by V.I. Lenin had a significant impact on the study of peacekeeping in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Methods and materials. In the existing historiography, only certain aspects of the problem are considered. Among the most important methods and approaches used in writing this work are the historical-systemic and historical-comparative methods. The source base of the study was primarily scientific works, reference and encyclopedic publications, and journalistic materials. Results. The authors propose to single out three stages in the history of the study of Russian anti-war thought in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Soviet times. The most distinct features of the first stage (lack of significant research on the topic, harshness, and categorical assessments) emerged in the mid-1920s and were traced until the mid-1950s. Against the background of political changes in the USSR and the growth of public interest in the problem of maintaining peace, there was a serious increase in research interest in the history of Russian anti-war thought. Peacekeeping ideas were considered during this period primarily within the framework of legal, historical, and philosophical studies. The third stage became noticeable at the end of the 1980s, which manifested itself in a significant increase in works on the history of domestic pacifism and its terminological “rehabilitation.” Authors’ contribution. N.Yu. Nikolaev revealed the trends in the development of Soviet historiography of Russian anti-war thought in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. S.P. Ramazanov analyzed methodological approaches and carried out general scientific editing of the article.

Japanese Buddhism was introduced to the United States at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in 1893, but the development of Japanese American Buddhism, also known as Nikkei Buddhism, really began when Japanese migrants brought Buddhism with them to Hawaii and the continental United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has been influenced by, and has reflected, America’s sociopolitical and religious climate and the US relationship to Japan, to which generations of Japanese Americans, such as Issei (literally, first generation, referring to Japanese immigrants), Nisei (second-generation American-born offspring of the Issei), and Sansei (third generation), responded differently. While adapting to American society, Japanese American Buddhists maintained their cultural practices and ethnoreligious identity. The history of Japanese American Buddhism discussed in this article spans from the late-19th Century to the 1970s and is divided into three major periods: the pre-World War II, World War II, and the postwar eras. Japanese American Buddhism is derived from the various Buddhist organizations in Japan. The Nishi Hongwanji denomination of Jōdo Shinshū, a form of Pure Land Buddhism known as Shin Buddhism in the West, is the oldest and largest form of ethnic Japanese Buddhism in the United States. In Hawaii, Nishi Hongwanji founded the Hompa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) in Honolulu in 1897. On the continental United States, it established the Buddhist Mission of North America (BMNA) in San Francisco in 1898, currently known as the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). Other Japanese Buddhist organizations also developed in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. They include the Jōdo-shū, another sect of Pure Land Buddhism; Higashi Hongwanji, another major denomination of Jōdoshin-shū; Sōtō-shū, a Zen Buddhist school; Shingon-shū, known as Kōyasan Buddhism; and Nichiren-shū. The characteristics of Japanese American Buddhism changed significantly during World War II, when approximately 120,000 persons of Japanese descent living in the West Coast states were incarcerated because of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066. The postwar period witnessed a rapid transformation in the status and visibility of Japanese Buddhism in the United States. This transformation was driven by the promotion of ethnonational Buddhism by Nisei and by the growth of interest in Zen Buddhism among the general American public. The positive reception of Japanese Buddhism in the United States reflected and reinforced the transformed relationship between the United States and Japan from wartime enemies to Cold War partners. While they experienced greater receptivity and interest in Buddhism from nonethnics, they could no longer practice or espouse Jōdo Shinshū teachings or adapted practices without clarification. Debates concerning the authenticity of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism and Japanese American Buddhist practices were interwoven within a longer history of American Orientalism. By the 1960s, Japanese American Buddhist communities were transformed by the addition of a small but vocal nonethnic membership and a new generation of Sansei Buddhists. Demands for English-speaking ministers resulted in the creation, in 1967, of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, the first graduate-level training program in the United States endorsed by Nishi Hongwanji. This article is an overview of Japanese American Buddhism with a focus on the development of the Nishi Hongwanji Shin Buddhist organizations in the United States. English scholarship on the development of other Japanese Buddhist organizations in the United States is still limited. Throughout the history of Japanese American Buddhism, Nikkei Buddhists negotiated with America’s political institutions and Christian churches, as well as with Euro-American Buddhists, over Buddhist and cultural practices to maintain and redefine their ethnoreligious tradition. Buddhist temples provided the space for them to gather and build a community of shared faith and cultural heritage, discuss their place and the role of Buddhism in American society, and express their concerns to America’s general public.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the mechanism of ethnocultural projection of European mentality, ethics, morality, trade technologies, sociocultural image of merchants, industrialists, officials, military officers, cultural workers, who influenced in the second half of 19th – early 20th centuries on the development of the Russian Far East in industrial, trade, transport, scientific, educational discourses and on the life system in general. The most significant influence on the process of development and transformation of the Far Eastern outskirts of the Russian Empire was exerted by the German settlers. The research methodology based on Max Weber's concept of entrepreneurial ethics, is based on the belief that the history and culture of the Russian Far East in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, on the one hand, are linked to the all-Russian sociocultural processes and, on the other hand, to the Far Eastern specificity that emerged as a resulting of the influence of the European mentality. The article reveals the essence, structure and functions of trade, transport, industrial companies in the Amur region, Primorye and Sakhalin. The analysis of the phenomenon of the emerged regional culture is relevant. The immigrants, The article is devoted to the analysis of the mechanism of ethnocultural projection of European mentality, ethics, morality, trade technologies, sociocultural image of merchants, industrialists, officials, military officers, cultural workers, who influenced in the second half of 19th – early 20th centuries on the development of the Russian Far East in industrial, trade, transport, scientific, educational discourses and on the life system in general. The most significant influence on the process of development and transformation of the Far Eastern outskirts of the Russian Empire was exerted by the German settlers. The research methodology based on Max Weber's concept of entrepreneurial ethics, is based on the belief that the history and culture of the Russian Far East in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, on the one hand, are linked to the all-Russian sociocultural processes and, on the other hand, to the Far Eastern specificity that emerged as a resulting of the influence of the European mentality. The article reveals the essence, structure and functions of trade, transport, industrial companies in the Amur region, Primorye and Sakhalin. The analysis of the phenomenon of the emerged regional culture is relevant. The immigrants, carriers of different ethno-cultural mental models and ethnic stereotypes of behaviour, not only transformed this territory, the surrounding world in an industrial way, but also planned its development in the long term, for what purpose they used their own financial resources and efforts to create scientific and cultural institutions: Society studying the Amur region, the East Institute, the future Far East State Technical University, they financed ethnographic expeditions. The result of the work is the author's conviction that mental attitudes have sufficient stability, a reliable basis for the development of the Far Eastern region, for a positive dialogue of cultures, for optimal adaptation of immigrants to a foreign cultural environment, to different natural and climatic conditions and regional specifics.

Introduction. This article presents the results of a study of the collections of the State Archives of the Astrakhan Region on the history of the Buddhist tradition of the Kalmyk people in the 19th – early 20th centuries. It also lists the most significant files related to the history of the Buddhist clergy of the Kalmyk steppe and analyzes their contents. Materials and Methods. The study utilizes historical-typological, historical-systematic, and statistical research methods. The object of study was a set of archival documents from the 19th – early 20th centuries, including documents related to the history of the Buddhist monastic community of the Kalmyk steppe and its interaction with the Russian state. Results. A significant set of archival documents from the collections of the State Archives of the Astrakhan Region, related to the history of the Buddhist clergy of the Kalmyk people in the 19th – early 20th centuries, was examined and grouped. The identified files will serve as the source material for the monograph “Lamas of the Kalmyk Steppe in the 19th – early 20th Centuries in the Sociopolitical Life of Southern Russia.” Conclusions. The State Archives of the Astrakhan Region contain a significant volume of records on the history of the Buddhist tradition of the Kalmyk people in the 19th and early 20th centuries, which were identified, attributed, and systematized during the author’s research. The introduction of the State Archives of the Astrakhan Region archival materials related to the history of the Buddhist monastic community of the Kalmyk steppe into scholarly circulation will allow for the intensification of Kalmyk studies research based on previously unpublished historical materials.

Мета роботи: дослідити особливості побутування жанру многоліття в музичній культурі Галичини другої пол. XIX ‒ першої пол. XX ст. Методи дослідження полягають у застосуванні методів історизму, аналізу, узагальнення та систематизації численного теоретичного та музичного матеріалу. Наукова новизна роботи полягає у визначенні місця та особливостей побутування давньої традиції многолітствування в музичній культурі Галичини другої пол. XIX ‒ першої пол. XX ст. Висновки. Традиція многолітствування активно побутувала в культурному житті Галичини другої пол. XIX ‒ першої пол. XX ст. Співом многоліть завершувались богослужіння та святкові імпрези, популярні зразки жанру були включені до музично-дидактичної літератури. Це мало особливе життєстверджуюче значення в контексті активного формування української національної ідеї та професійної композиторської школи.

The research aims to explore the missionaries’ perception of the specifics of missionary work among women in the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in China. The article examines the features of missionary work among women, as noted by the missionaries of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The author analyzes the specifics of the Chinese population’s mentality regarding the status of women and identifies areas of missionary labor where this mentality influenced the practical aspects of missionary service (such as preaching, catechization, conducting worship, and administering sacraments). The missionaries expressed opinions on the varying degrees of women’s involvement in Christian evangelization, indirectly touching upon the term “deaconess”, which denoted a specific form of ministry, as well as the potential prospect of its revival. The scholarly novelty of the research lies in the fact that, for the first time in historiography, the work provides a detailed analysis of the specifics of preaching and catechization among women within the activities of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The study concludes that the primary obstacle to missionary work among women was their secluded position in society and the unspoken cultural prohibition on interactions with men outside their families. The article reflects the experience of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, which serves as an example of the broader need within the missions of the Russian Orthodox Church for the direct involvement of women in the work of preaching the Orthodox faith.

Introduction. Currently, scientific interest in the representatives of the Crimean Tatar noble class has increased, and more and more attention is being paid to the topic of the daily life of the Muslim elite of Crimea in different periods of time. The range of issues studied in the article is an unexplored aspect in the history of the Taurida province in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The article examines the Murz estate of Crimea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the eyes of its contemporary, Ismail Bey Gasprinsky, a reformist teacher and publisher who had a significant impact on the development of culture, education and public life of the majority of the Turkic-Muslim peoples of the Russian Empire. The goal of the research is to explore those aspects of social and private life of this class that most comprehensively inform about their hobbies, interests and lifestyle in general. It is these components that are vivid expressions of the spirit of the era and help to better understand the peculiarities of the daily life of representatives of noble Crimean Tatar families.The Materials and Methods. General scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative historical and problem-chronological methods have been used in the research. The research is based on unpublished sources, such as articles from the newspaper Terjiman, as well as books stored in the Bakhchisarai Museum-Reserve.The Results. In accordance with the principles of historicism and objectivity, the author was the first to introduce previously unpublished sources on the history of the Crimean Tatar nobility into scientific circulation.Discussion and Conclusion. The social life of the Crimean Murz have been examined: attending official events, participating in agricultural exhibitions, charity events. The leisure time of the Crimean Tatar elite, wedding celebrations and entertainment have been considered. It’s been concluded that the intellectual heritage of the enlightener I. Gasprinsky is not only a valuable source on the history of the formation and development of national periodicals and the education system of the Turkic-Muslim population of the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but also provides insight into the virtually unexplored world of daily life in the Crimean Murz.