Architecture of the Chernihiv Principality

This book examines the architecture of the Chernihiv Principality from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. The principality was one of the largest political and territorial entities in Eastern Europe. Its distinctive architectural tradition emerged through the blending of Byzantine and western European influences, which were adapted to local conditions. The book traces the development of this architectural school and explores each surviving or documented monumental building not only as a product of the period in which it was created, but also as material evidence of the far-reaching social changes that transformed Eastern Europe over the centuries that followed. Drawing on the latest architectural and archaeological research, the book offers a detailed and up-to-date account of these monuments. Its many illustrations complement the text, providing a deeper understanding of the subject and bringing to life the lost architectural world of medieval Rus.