02706nam a22004453i 4500 22053683 20250607105710.1 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 210507s1919 xx |||||o|||||||| ||rus 22053683 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-988 2021666589 (WDL)10011 DLC eng DLC rus (N 246 281 Art of Ancient Rus'-Ukraine. 246-00/(N Искусство древней Руси-Украины Kharkov : Y. P. Fishgang Printing House, 1919. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 111 pages : illustrations and bibliography. This book is a short history of the art of Ancient Rus', the medieval polity centered on Kiev, which flourished from the 9th to the 13th centuries, and which formed the basis for much of later Russian and Ukrainian culture. Topics covered include the influences of the Varangians and of Eastern Orthodoxy, the importance of Christianity, wooden architecture, churches and monasteries in Kiev, art and architecture in the historic city of Chernigov, and the arts of enamel and icon painting. Particular attention is paid to Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, including its architectural form, interior finish, paintings, and sculptures. The book includes illustrations and a short bibliography. The author, Fyodor I. Shmit (1877--circa 1942), was a noted Byzantinist, archaeologist, and educator. He was a professor at Kharkov University and a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences before being arrested and executed in the Stalinist purges of the 1930s. Original resource at: Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine. Content in Russian. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 800 to 1299 Architectural decorations and ornaments Architecture, Byzantine Cathedral of Saint Sophia (Kiev, Ukraine) Cathedrals Churches Icons Monasteries Religious articles Varangians Shmit, F. I. (Fedor Ivanovich), 1877-1942 Author. Ukraine Kiev gdcwdl wdl_10011 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.10011 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlukraine s-Online Electronic Resource