Medieval Russian Church

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…

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

I recently finished reading a chapter from “The History of Russian Art” on the applied arts in Kiev and the…

The 10th century rise of Kiev as a centralized power in Rus’, the official state acceptance of Christianity in 988,…

I was getting ready to read several chapters from the 1953 History of Russian Art, vol. 1, related to Kievan…

Today, I’d like to present an article I recently finished reading by B.A. Rybakov, about the symbolism on silver cuff…

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

I have been thinking about reading an article on Jaroslav the Wise’s (983-1054) laws which established the independence of the…

Another SCAdian posted to the SCA scribal list, and mentioned having read of the Elisavetgrad Gospel in an article online…

Readers of my blog will be aware of my studies in the role of the church in medieval Rus’. Today’s…