EditorialPrince Vladimir Andrcevic crossing the river Moskva on his brother's boat. . Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). 17th century. The Skazanie is a romance in Russian Church Slavonic, composed in the 15th century, relating the...
EditorialSoldiers on horseback, with hands holding wreaths from the cloud above; the vision of one of Prince Vladimir's men. Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). 17th century. The Skazanie is a romance in Russian Church Slavonic, comp...
EditorialGrand Duke Dmitri advancing as far as the Kulikovo Pole before halting. . Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). 17th century. The Skazanie is a romance in Russian Church Slavonic, composed in the 15th century, relating the str...
EditorialTimur's army fight the Tartars. The battle between Timur's army and the Tartar troops of Tuqtamish Khan (1387). A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Mirkhvand's Rawzat al-Safa. Rawzat al-Safa. Turkey, 1599. . Source: Or. 5736,...
EditorialThe Grand Duke Dimitri, together with his brother Prince Vladimir, climb a hill to survey his army. Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). 17th century. The Skazanie is a romance in Russian Church Slavonic, composed in the 15th...
EditorialBreeds of horses, 18th century. Turkish breed descended from Arab, Persian and Tartar blood 1, and Russian 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch ...