Iconography of the Last Judgement on the Example of Two Book Monuments from Collections of the Regions of Urals and Siberia Cover Image

Иконография страшного суда по двум памятникам книжных собраний урало-сибирского региона
Iconography of the Last Judgement on the Example of Two Book Monuments from Collections of the Regions of Urals and Siberia

Author(s): Natalya Anufrieva
Subject(s): History, Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: iconography; the Last judgement; decoration; Urals; Russian North; books and manuscript tradition

Summary/Abstract: The paper is devoted to analysis of iconography of the Last Judgement plot on the example of two book monuments from collections of Urals and Siberia - “Living of Basil the New” and “The word of Palladiy-monk”. These essays reflect the most important stages of the iconography plot development, which lasted for centuries. Analysis of iconographic details of manuscripts allowed for improving ideas about formation of symbols and images of the Last Judgement in Russian art. It showed variety of artistic facilities in accordance with stylistic specifics and iconographical editions. Analysis of the iconography of the manuscripts allowed to find a process of cultural interaction between the Old Believers workshops and the artists as an important factor for the development of the book decoration art.

  • Issue Year: VII/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-82
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Russian