Kievan’ Rus

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…

Styles of Medieval Russian Jewelry from the 9th-13th Centuries

It has been a while since I’ve posted. My summer was full of non-SCA projects, including my gardens, renovating my…

Kievan Jewelers On The Eve of the Mongol Conquest

After reading a few sources about Novgorod’s jewelry production industry, I was interested in seeing how it sized up against…

Several Examples of Muscovite Embroidery from the Time of Dionisius

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,…

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.…

“A Polovtsy Khan, or…?”

In 1981, a burial mound in southern Russia near Chingul was excavated. The archeologists working on the site found a…

Early 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…

Goldwork 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…

The 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…

The Radziwiłł Chronicle

Christmas came early this year! I recently found for sale a facsimile of the Radziwiłł Chronicle. The book was located…