Today’s post is my translation of N.A. Majasova’s overview of 5 items of Muscovite ecclesiastical embroidery from the late 14th-early 15th centuries,…
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The Puchezh Epitaphios of 1441 and Novgorodian Embroidery in the Time of Archbishop Euphemius II
The first time I saw a picture of the Puchezh Epitaphios, still quite brightly hot pink despite being almost 600…
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Goldwork Embroidery of Kievan Rus’
Today, I’d like to share with you the following article: Новицкая, М.А. “Золотная вышивка Киевской Руси.” Byzantinoslavica, 1972(33), pp. 42-50.…
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The Embroidered Likeness Under an Icon: Images on Suspended Podeai
Podeai (singular: podea) are an embroidered fabric item used in Eastern Orthodox churches to adorn and show honor to particularly…
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Opulence in Ecclesiastical Embroidery
The title of this work was perhaps the hardest part to translate. Dragotsennost’ is typically used to mean “gemstone”, but clearly…
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“A Polovtsy Khan, or…?”
In 1981, a burial mound in southern Russia near Chingul was excavated. The archeologists working on the site found a…
Continue ReadingEarly Examples of Medieval Russian Goldwork Embroidery
This article provides an overview of archeological finds of goldwork embroidery fragments from medieval Russia. This includes some of the…
Continue ReadingTerms for Translating Russian Texts about Liturgical Embroidery
The location of this information has moved, and I’m still in the process of updating all my links. Please see…
Continue ReadingGoldwork Embroidery in Pre-Mongol Rus’
This article by E. Yu. Katasonova is a great overview of medieval Russian goldwork embroidery. It covers mentions of goldwork…
Continue ReadingThe Genesis of Ecclesiastical Embroidery in Ancient Russia
The article traces the history of origin of ecclesiastical embroidery in Ancient Russia, the use of works of embroidery in…
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