Illumination

Medieval Russian Illumination

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

Slavonic Miniatures

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

Elements of Medieval Russian Life as Depicted in the Königsberg Chronicle

One of my favorite medieval Russian manuscripts is the Radziwiłł Chronicle, also known as the Königsberg Chronicle. This book is…

Depictions of the Russian Royal Family in 11th-century Miniatures (Part II)

I am currently reading and translating Kondakov’s book about the Gertrude Codex and its set of Orthodox illuminations, a couple…

Depictions of the Russian Royal Family in 11th-century Miniatures (Part I)

I am currently reading and translating a book written in 1906 about a fascinating piece of history, the so-called Egbert…

Russian Historical Costume for the Stage, Parts II and III

Today’s post is a continuation of my translation of Russian Historical Costume for the Stage, a book written in 1945…

Russian Historical Costume for the Stage, Part I

Today’s post is Part I of a translation of Russian Historical Costume for the Stage, a book written in 1945…

Radziwiłł Chronicle-inspired Painted Chest

As described in a prior post, I recently created a gilded, painted box as a gift for my friend and…

At Great Northeastern War XXXIII this year, I took on my first apprentice in the SCA, Caitrìona O’Siodhachain. As part of the ceremony, I wanted to give her a gift that related to her areas of interest, which include nature, illumination and embroidery. After thinking for a while, I came up with the idea of giving her a box to keep her embroidery materials in, and decorating it with an illuminated image.