Ocherki po istorii russkoi rukopisnoi knigi, XI – XVI vv. (Toward a history of Russian manuscript books of the 11th to the 16th c.)
Moscow: Pashkov dom, 2009. pb. The author, an eminent historian of the book, Ivan Vasil'evich Levochkin, gives a framework for following the history of manuscripts and manuscript art in Russia from the first bibles commissioned in Kievan Rus' to the last creative burst of manuscript art under Ivan the Terrible in the sixteenth century. He identifies the subjects of Slavic manuscripts, points out the requirements for their production, and appraises their aesthetic looking at composition, initials, miniatures, and scripts. He outlines the role of manuscripts in medieval life, indicating who were their owners and readers. 262 p., 20 cm, 26 color illus., Rus. Item #290
ISBN: 9785751004712
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