{"product_id":"2940011853357","title":"The General Menaion; Or, the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of Our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of the Different Orders of Saints","description":"THE Orthodox Eastern Church undoubtedly possesses the most abundant  hymnology for her services. Special entire services date their origin  as far back as the fourth if not the third century. But the greatest  impetus to their production was given by the sweet melodies of St. John  of Damascus (a substantial part of the Octoechos). The rich harvest of  about two centuries' work appears in the shape of 12 books, one Menaion  for each month, with at least one service for every day. At the time  when everything had to be copied by hand, such a wealth could of course  be found in large monasteries only; almost from the beginning therefore  a want was felt and supplied later on by a book, of which the  translation is now offered and which had and has to be used, even where  the Menaia are found, in cases e.g. of the newly canonized saints until  special services are composed in their honour.","brand":"Orloff Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068870902000,"sku":"2940011853357","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011853357_p0.jpg?v=1763550768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011853357","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}