Virgin Mary
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Index of Epithets of the Virgin Mary, A to Z, 1940-1965
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Nathalie P. Scheffer research papers
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Research Notes
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.010, Series 2, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents:
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
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Nathalie P. Scheffer research papers
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Series:
Research Notes
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.010, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents:
This subseries contains an overview of different representations of certain iconographic types of the Virgin Mary, i.e. Virgin Galaktotrophousa, Virgin Glikophilousa, Virgin Hodegetria, Virgin Nikopeia, and Virgin Orant. They are each represented on a separate sheet of paper detailing: its specific name (e.g. Umilenie Vladimirskaia), if applicable; a short historical background and bibliography, if known; and a black-and-white photograph of the icon, if available. A general bibliography on...