{"product_id":"ancient-novgorod-art-history-book-1983-soviet-study-of-medieval-russian-architecture-icons","title":"Ancient Novgorod Art History Book – 1983 Soviet Study of Medieval Russian Architecture \u0026 Icons","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"496\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDiscover one of the finest Soviet-era academic works devoted to the medieval city of \u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eNovgorod\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most influential cultural and political centers of Ancient Rus. \u003cstrong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"317\"\u003e\"Древний Новгород\" (Ancient Novgorod)\u003c\/strong\u003e was published in \u003cstrong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eMoscow in 1983\u003c\/strong\u003e by the prestigious \u003cstrong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eIskusstvo (Art)\u003c\/strong\u003e publishing house and commemorates the renowned scholar of Novgorod antiquities, \u003cstrong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"495\"\u003eNikolai Porfiridov\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eThis richly illustrated hardcover brings together leading Soviet historians, archaeologists, and art historians in a comprehensive study of \u003cstrong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"736\"\u003eNovgorod's history, architecture, archaeology, icon painting, and medieval artistic traditions\u003c\/strong\u003e from the 10th to the 15th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1n4zwrn\" data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"821\"\u003eAn Essential Reference on Medieval Novgorod\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eThe collection explores the cultural achievements of the Novgorod Republic through scholarly essays covering:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"px5rif\" data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"968\"\u003eThe history of medieval Novgorod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ms7h5g\" data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"997\"\u003eArchaeological discoveries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sldl1i\" data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eAncient Russian architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"je76gs\" data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eOrthodox icon painting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10paanq\" data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eMonumental frescoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kxj2f6\" data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1105\"\u003eDecorative and applied arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mbuouu\" data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eMedieval manuscript ornamentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1exind\" data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003eBone carving and traditional craftsmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wgy214\" data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eMaterial culture of Ancient Rus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eAmong its notable contributions is archaeologist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eValentin L. 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Yamshchikov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q6w55h\" data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e V. L. Yanin, G. N. Bocharov, N. K. 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