Drevnii︠a︡ rossiĭskii︠a︡ stikhotvorenii︠a︡
By: sobrannyi︠a︡ Kirshei︠u︡ Danilovym ; kommissii pechatanii︠a︡ Gosudarstvennykh Gramot ; Dogovorov, sostoi︠a︡shcheĭ pri Moskovskom Glavnom Arkhivi︠e︡ Ministerstva Inostrannykh Del
Contributors: Danilov, Kirsha
Edition: Izd.3 ; po 2-mu, polnomu izd. s notami
Publisher: A.A. Torletskiĭ
Published: 1878
Place of publication: Moskva
Language: rus
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Byliny; Folk songs, Russian
Notes: In Cyrillic characters

Compilation attributed to Kirsha Danilov.  Cf. Russ. Brockhaus, v.10, p.84; Literaturnai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡ikl., v.5, col. 223-224 ; Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 2d ed., v.21, p. 189

First ed. published in 1804 under title: Drevnii︠a︡ ruskii︠a︡ stikhotvorenii︠a︡

The transcribed byliny, ballads, and poems are preceded by song and dance tunes, probably of a later date