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Vizantiiskie i Drevnerusskie Miniatiury

This is a collection of eleven works united by the same subject: Byzantine and Old Russian miniatures. Contents: The Greek Illustrated Lectionary from the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris; A Byzantine manuscript (Books of the Gospels) from the 2nd half of the 11th century in the State History Museum; New Testament and Psalter: A Greek codex of the 1st half of the 14th century from the Synodal Library; Byzantine illuminated manuscripts of the 2nd quarter of the 14th century; A Greek illuminated manuscript of the 2nd quarter of the 14th century from the Vienna National Library; The Image of Isaac of Syria in the Mt. Athos miniature: Byzantine asceticism and the art of the 14th century; The Miniatures of the Liturgikon from Khutyn` Monastery of the early 13th century; Novgorod manuscript of 1270; etc. Summaries in English (pp. 325-334). 240 illustrations, including 16 in color.