Dragoslava's Kievian Rus Hat Documentation | |
(Kataryna's Note: Kievian Rus in this documentation means the location not necessarily the time period of the same name) Kievian
Rus Hat Documentation This hat is from Kievian Rus – in the area of present day Ukraine, and is seen in period paintings Common
from 1122 (Mosaic Portrait of Alexius Comnenus from 1122 – Byzantine
(Art of The Byzantine Era, pg 120), Emperor John II Comnenus in Sancta
Sophia ~1118 (Art of The Byzantine Era, pg 120) ). 1259 Wall painting at
Boyana of the donar near Sophia; the hat is on Queen Dessislava, painting
inscriptions are in Slavic script (Art of The Byzantine Era, pg 189).
Also, the Head of King Uros in Church or the Trinity at Sopocani ~ 1265
(Art of The Byzantine Era, pg 201). For a hat with a fur trim there is a
painting of Saint Jacob of Persia at Staro Nagoricino which has fur
trimmed and is from ~1317 (Art of The Byzantine Era, pg 204).
Second
half of the 13th century, Slavic manuscripts with painting of
Boris and Gleb
Boris_&_gleb.jpg
(366 × 550 pixel, file size: 162 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Novgorod
1377 in the museum of Novgorod painting Boris and Gleb on Horses
SS Boris and Gleb on Horseback On
Women these hats are seen in pictures of the Daughters of Yaroslav the
Wise. There
are two pictures one from 1651 manuscript that details a wall painting
that was later painted over (See the picture in the Russian Historical
Costume, pg 44, 45) and the second from a restoration of the original 11th
century painting found on Wikipedia.
Full
resolution (836 × 590 pixel, file size: 53 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) These hats would have been worn by the general populous; for warmth in colder climates, but the hats of wealthy would have been more elaborately decorated. The raw materials that would have been used to make the hat would be wool, and brocades or velvet for the rich. They would have decorated with fresh water pearls, glass beads, gold thread and cord, and elaborate embroidery. (History of Ukrainian Costume, pages 16 to 18) To make this hat synthetic brocade was used. Glass pearls, fake gold cord, and real mink fur was used for the decoration. It was interlined with heavy canvas to help the hat hold its shape and lined with synthetic “silk”. The reason for these choices was finances and availability. Next time I would use the correct materials to make the hat. Bibliography Rice,
David Talbot, “Art of The Byzantine Era”, Frederick A. Praeger Inc.
Publishers, 3rd printing 1966. Smirnova,
Engelina Sergeevna, “Zhivopis’ Velikogo Novgoroda (The Painting
of the Great Novgorod
13 to 15th century)”, 1976. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_and_Gleb http://www.icon-art.info/masterpiece.php?lng=en&mst_id=450&top_id=&mode=img Giliarovskaia,
Nadezhda V. “Russkii Istoricheskii Kostium (Russian Historical
Costume)”, 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Yardaughters.jpg Tkach, Yuri ? “History of Ukrainian Costume (from
Scythian to late 17th century)” Bayda Books, 1986.
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