The archeological excavation of the Nerevsky End neighborhood in Novgorod in the 1950s revealed a massive amount of material about…
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Leatherworking 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 recently finished reading and translating a chapter from Jewelry of Medieval Novgorod by M.V. Sedova, an overview of jewelry…
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I recently finished reading and translating this article discussing the technology used by craftsmen in medieval Novgorod to produce rings,…
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I recently finished reading and translating a chapter from Jewelry of Medieval Novgorod by M.V. Sedova, an overview of jewelry…
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Today’s post is a translation of a chapter from Jewelry of Medieval Novgorod by M.V. Sedova, an overview of jewelry…
Continue ReadingJewelry Of Medieval Novgorod (10th-15th centuries): Introduction
Today’s post is a translation of the introduction to Jewelry of Medieval Novgorod by M.V. Sedova, an overview of jewelry…
Continue ReadingRussian Costume in 15th Century Pictorial Sources
Today’s post is a translation of A.E. Zhabreva’s article on Russian clothing, as viewed and depicted via pictorial art sources…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
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…
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