The archeological excavation of the Nerevsky End neighborhood in Novgorod in the 1950s revealed a massive amount of material about…
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Decoding References to Items from Novgorod Archeological Digs
Novgorod the Great was founded around 860, and by the 14th century had grown to be one of the largest…
Continue Reading11th-century Russian-style Crossbow Quiver
Introduction Today I am displaying an 11th-century Russian-style quiver for crossbow bolts. The piece was constructed using woodworking, leather carving,…
Continue ReadingThe Revealing World of Medieval Kievan Rus’ Applied Art
I recently finished reading a chapter from “The History of Russian Art” on the applied arts in Kiev and the…
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The 10th century rise of Kiev as a centralized power in Rus’, the official state acceptance of Christianity in 988,…
Continue ReadingLeatherworking and Shoemaking in Novgorod the Great
My research on Russian quivers for the project I’m working on led me to the article below, about leatherworking in…
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I was starting to work on a quiver for my crossbow bolts, and found this book while trying to locate…
Continue ReadingThe Arrival of the Crossbow in Medieval Rus’
I was recently doing some research into medieval archery, and came upon a book by A.F. Medvedev that was completely…
Continue ReadingPagan Elements in the Decorative Art of Medieval Rus’: Rusalia, Simargl, and Pereplut
Today, I’d like to present an article I recently finished reading by B.A. Rybakov, about the symbolism on silver cuff…
Continue ReadingTrade Relations Between Volga Bulgaria and Northern and Eastern Europe in the Pre-Mongol Period (9th-early 13th cent.)
Today’s post is a translation of an article about the important trade route which passed through Volga Bulgaria between Europe…
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