Ivan Rezansky's SCA Adventures

Medieval Rus’-inspired Ceramics

I came up on this great video showing ceramics inspired by medieval Russian sculpture. The white stone churches of Vladimir…

The Evolution of Russian Kokoshniki

The kokoshnik was a tall rounded or triangular traditional hat which was worn ceremonially in 19th century Russia, and was…

Medieval Russian Men’s Headwear, 13th-17th Centuries

It has been a while since I posted or worked on a translation. But, after a recent event with the…

Medieval Russian Paints

Schavinskij’s chaper on medieval Russian ink was so interesting, I decided to read on, and just finished his chapter on…

Medieval Russian Illumination

Having enjoyed myself reading the chapter on ink from Schavinsky’s Notes on the History of Painting Techniques and Paint Technology…

Medieval Russian Quills and Ink

Having recently finished reading a very brief chapter in Schepkin’s Textbook of Russian Paleography on the tools of the medieval…

Russian Writing in the 11th-14th centuries

Schepkin’s 10th chapter is titled “Russian Writing on Parchment.” He focuses on Russian writing in the 11th-14th centuries, the period…

Cyrillic Hands

Chapter 9 of Schepkin’s Textbook of Russian Paleography is an overview of the three major “hands” in Cyrillic paleography –…

Slavonic Miniatures

The seventh chapter of Schepkin’s Textbook of Russian Paleography provides a general overview of miniatures/illumination in Russian manuscripts, and their…

Slavonic Ornament

I’ve finished reading the next chapter of Schepkin’s Textbook of Russian Paleography. This chapter starts off slow with an art…