M. Malevskaya

CERAMIC TILES FOR DECORATIONS OF THE FLOORS OF CHURCH IN THE CITIES OF THE VOLYN’ PRINCIPALITY OF THE XI–XIV CENTURY: history of research

Rus temples in XI–XIV centuries are representatives of cities and urban culture. An important element of their ornamentation was multicolored glazed ceramic tiles. They were used at the beginning of the temple buildings in Ukraine. During a long-lasting existence the floor in the temples was repeatedly replaced. The temple architecture in Volyn traditionally imitated into Kiev one, but there were also strong influences of the West.

CERAMIC TILES FOR DECORATIONS OF THE FLOORS OF CHURCH IN THE CITIES OF THE VOLYN’ PRINCIPALITY OF THE XI–XIV CENTURY: history of research

Rus temples in XI–XIV centuries are representatives of cities and urban culture. An important element of their ornamentation was multicolored glazed ceramic tiles. They were used at the beginning of the temple buildings in Ukraine. During a long-lasting existence the floor in the temples was repeatedly replaced. The temple architecture in Volyn traditionally imitated into Kiev one, but there were also strong influences of the West. The formats of floor tiles undergo various changes during the XI–XIV centuries.