Birchbark Letters
берестяные грамоты
In conjunction with our continuing interest in the birchbark letters and the Old Novgorod Dialect, the UofC Slavic Department is offering high-resolution photos, digitally enhanced for clarity, of some of the documents and other items from the Novgorod National Museum. These photos were taken by alumna Quinn Anya Carey in August 2005 and 2006, and are available for free use by any not-for-profit purpose. Click on any of the images to view or download the file at higher resolutions. More options for each picture can be found here. Please contact Quinn with any questions.
Birchbark letters
Birchbark letter 246 (11th cen.)
Birchbark letter 424 (c. 1100-1125)
Birchbark letter 421 (c. 1120-1130)
Birchbark letter 259 (c. 1380-1400)
Birchbark letter 265 (c. 1380-1400)
Birchbark letter 242 (c. 1420)
Birchbark letter 292
Birchbark letter 210
Birchbark letter 202 (c. 1380-1400)
Other artifacts
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| Azbuka | Icon, mid-12th cen. |
Cross | Clothing pins, 12th-14th cen |
Frying pan, 12th-13th cen |
Frying pan, 12th-13th cen |
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| Scissors, 11th-15th cen |
Spice-cake slabs |
Razors, 13th cen |
Coin necklace, 13th cen |
Ornaments in the shape of horses and ducks, 11th-13th cen |
Leather mask of minstrel-clown, 12th-13th cen |
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| Leather mask of minstrel-clown, 13th-14th cen |
Children's wooden horse toys, 13th-14th cen |
Spearheads, 10th-13th cen |
Bludgeons, 11th-13th cen |
Wooden knife-handle, 12th-14th cen |
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| Stone ('меньше') |
Chess pieces, 12th-14th cen. |
Tools for writing on birchbark, 11th-15th cen. |
Leather balls, 10th-15th cen. |
War ax, 14th-15th cen. |
Novgorod coins, 1594-1596 |
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| Pskov kopeks | Novgorod kopeks | Seals of Novgorod princes, 1136- beginning of 15th cen. |
Seals of Novgorod princes Mstislav Vladimirovich and Vsevolod Mstislavich (1113-1136) |
Novgorod griven, 13th-14th cen. |
Rings, 10th-15th cen. |
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| Stone axes of cattle-breeders from the end of the second millenium BC |
Ophite pendants, 12th-13th cen |
Crosses worn next to the skin, 11th-14th cen. |
Seal of archbishop Arkadii, 1158-1163 |
Amulets, 10th-14th cen | Floats |
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| Belt buckles, 10th-13th cen |
Hinged locks and keys |
Glass rings, 12th-14th cen |
Glass bracelets, 12th-14th cen |
Silver coin of Jaroslav the Wise, beginning 11th cen |
Bowl, 14th cen |
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| Syrian beads, 10th-12th cen |
Rings, 11th-12th cen |
Earrings, 13th-15th cen |
Silver coin of Vladimir Svjatoslavich, 10th cen |
Bracelets, 10th-15th cen |
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| Gudok, 12th cen |
Arrowheads, 10th-15th cen |
Spurs, 11th-14th cen |
Icons
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| Descent of the Holy Ghost, 14th-15th cen, Monastery of the Holy Spirit | Annunciation with St Theodore Teron, 14th cen. | St Boris and Gleb, 14th ce.n | Mother of God of Vladimir, 15th cen. | The Annunciation, 16th cen. | The Ascension, 1542 | St. Nicholas, 16th-17th cen. |
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| Royal Gate with Evangelists, 17th cen. | St. John the Theologian, 17th cen. | St Brothers Alfanov, 1701 | The Vernicle, 1685 | Christ Enthroned, 17th-18th cen. | Mother of God, joy to all who mourn, 1823 | St Nicholas, 1294 | St Nicholas, 13th cen. |