Title

Askold and Dir asked by Rurik for a permission to go to Constantinople (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Artist: Anonymous

Caption

Askold and Dir asked by Rurik for a permission to go to Constantinople (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19E12_308

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,5Mb (5,1Mb) / 11,8in x 16,9in / 3543 x 5079 (300dpi)

Keywords

medieval Ukraine Russia manuscript Middle Ages Slav Slavs illuminated manuscript Velikiy Novgorod Novgorod Dir Anonymous Kievan Rus Fine Art Images Rurikid Medieval Illuminated Letter Illuminated art Book Art Medieval art Russian History Rurikids History of Russia Novgorod the Great History Watercolour on parchment Slavic peoples Varangians Varyags Rurik Early Rus Novgorodians Varagians Riurik Rorik Rorik of Dorestad Radziwill Chronicle Primary Chronicle Tale of Bygone Years Askold Askold and Dir