One of my favorite medieval Russian manuscripts is the Radziwiłł Chronicle, also known as the Königsberg Chronicle. This book is…
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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…
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Russian 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…
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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…
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Christmas came early this year! I recently found for sale a facsimile of the Radziwiłł Chronicle. The book was located…
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