The illuminated annalistic chronicle of the XVIth century. The Russian annalistic history. Book 10. 1381-1392
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Book 10
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The illuminated annalistic chronicle represents a legendary collection of Ivan the Terrible – the largest chronographic work of Medieval Rus illustrated with about 17 000 colored miniatures with a binder made of high-quality nubuk lettered in gold and decorative elements on the book cover. This monument to Old Russian book art representing the earliest historical and literary encyclopedia and completely reproducing miniatures and Old Russian text of every sheet of the original manuscript doesn’t’ have analogs in terms of the scale and presentation form of the covered material. The tenth book is devoted to the Russian history from 1381 to 1392 and includes data on Moscow capture from Tokhtamysh, appearance of sacred image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Smolensk carnage, walk to Jerusalem etc.
