Kontakov, N. P. Images of the Russian princely family in miniatures of the XI century.

Kontakov, N. P. Images of the Russian princely family in miniatures of the XI century.
St. Petersburg: Imp Publishing House. Acad. of Sciences, 1906. - [2], 123, [1] S., il., 6 l. il. [including 1 tsv. Hardcover combined owner's cover without saving the publisher's cover, enlarged format (17.5 x 25.7 cm). The binding is worn, the block is loosened, it has splits, the sheets with the table fall out; the foxings, the title has the seal and the owner's signature, the seal in Armenian on page 123.

[Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov (1844-1925) - historian of Byzantine and Ancient Russian art, archaeologist, creator of the iconographic method of studying art monuments.

The publication examines the miniatures of the XI century with images of Prince Yaropolk Izyaslavich, which are in the so - called Codex Gertrude-Psalms, written in Latin by order of Archbishop Eckbert of Trier (977-993). The author tells about the history of the creation of the manuscript and analyzes in detail the images in miniatures.]