All Roads Lead to Rus: Western Influences on the Eleventh-to Twelfth-Century Manuscript Illumination of Kievan Rus
Gertsman, Elina
Comitatus Vol.31 (2000)
Introduction
The art of medieval Russia has always been viewed in connection with Byzantium. In scholarly studies of Slavic culture, the term “Byzantine art” has become synonymous with “Russian art,” and “painting” has
come to signify “icon painting.” Meanwhile, the art of Russian miniature illumination is scarcely mentioned. This study will attempt to place Slavic painting in the broader context of the art of the West in the Middle
Ages.
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All Roads Lead to Rus: Western Influences on the Eleventh-to Twelfth-Century Manuscript Illumination of Kievan Rus
Gertsman, Elina
Comitatus Vol.31 (2000)
Introduction
The art of medieval Russia has always been viewed in connection with Byzantium. In scholarly studies of Slavic culture, the term “Byzantine art” has become synonymous with “Russian art,” and “painting” has
come to signify “icon painting.” Meanwhile, the art of Russian miniature illumination is scarcely mentioned. This study will attempt to place Slavic painting in the broader context of the art of the West in the Middle
Ages.
Click here to download/read this article (PDF file)
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