Palomnicheskie relikvii XVI–nachalo XX veka. Sviataia zemlia, Afon, Rossiia / Pilgrim Treasures, 16th–Early 20th Century: Holy Land, Athos, Russia; : XVI - XX : , ,
Moscow: Muzei drevnerusskogo iskusstva im. Rubleva, 2020. Sewn pb. Icons, crosses, and other portable objects of ritual were an important part of a pilgrim's journey: first of all, they testified to the pilgrim's having reached a sacred destination, whether Mt. Athos or the Holy Land or one of the early monasteries of Russian Orthodoxy. As forms of painting and applied art, they the same interest as other genres of folk art: they distill beliefs into a symbolic form or depict persons or places to be venerated. The Rublev Museum's exhibition publishes a great range of objects scrupulously annotated. 173 p., 28 cm,, appro. 150 color illus., Rus. with title page and summary in ENGLISH. Item #3973
ISBN: 9785446528554
Price: $73.00