The illuminated annalistic chronicle of the XVIth century. The Russian annalistic history. Book 11. 1393-1402
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Book 11
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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 eleventh book of the edition is devoted to the Russian history from 1393 to 1402 and includes data on life and activity of Sergius of Radonezh and Saint Stephen of Perm, welcome of sacred icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, life of great prince Michael of Tver etc.
