Virgin Mary
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers
Index of Epithets of the Virgin Mary, A to Z, 1940-1965
This subseries contains an alphabetical overview of mostly Russian epithets of the Virgin Mary. They are often based on specific icons and their origin, but some of them also designate a specific iconographical type. The folders contain reference bibliography for the terminology and some photographs as illustrations.
Representations of Iconographic Types of the Virgin Mary, 1940-1965
Nathalie P. Scheffer research papers
The collection primarily contains research notes about Russian art and iconography arranged in one series, which is organized chronologically and alphabetically by theme. The collection includes an Index of Iconographic types of the Virgin Mary and examples of particular themes, such as the Virgin Galaktotrophousa, Virgin Hodegetria, and Virgin Orant. Additionally, the collection contains some correspondence about Russian icons and artifact evaluations.