MUSEUMS' PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE CATHEDRAL IN ENGLISH

The Archangel Cathedral

Guidebook

Moscow Kremlin State Museum-Preserve of History and Culture. - Moscow: ICFED Publishing House, 2005. - 176 p.; il. - ISBN 5-7709-0348-1  

The Archangel Cathedral (1505-1508) occupies an important place in the ensemble of the Cathedral Square. It served as the burial place of Russian princes and tsars. The guidebook contains full information on the history of the cathedral, its architecture and interior decoration. Much attention is given to mural painting, including an improvised “portrait gallery” of the princes buried at the cathedral, as well as the ancestors of the Moscow grand princely family—to the princes of Vladimir and Kiev.  It also contains plans and layouts of the monument and a great number of colour illustrations. The edition is certainly of interest to everyone interested in Russian history and art.    

The Archangel Cathedral

2003 Text by T. Vlasova

Moscow Kremlin State Museum-Reserve of History and Culture. A Federal State Establishment. - Moscow: Khudozhnic i kniga, 2003. - 48 p.: il. - ISBN 5-901685-51-2

The Archangel Cathedral, erected in 1505-1508, is the burial place of Moscow great princes, appanage princes and Russian tsars. The lavishly illustrated book contains information about the history of the monument’s development, its peculiar architecture, mural painting, icons and burial places.  

The Archangel Cathedral

2003 Text by A. Petukhova

Moscow Kremlin State Museum-Reserve of History and Culture. Federal State Establishment. - Moscow: Khudozhnic i kniga, 2003. - il.

The booklet is dedicated to the Archangel Cathedral, built in 1505-1508 by a Venetian architect Aloisio Novyi. The cathedral served as the burial place of Moscow great princes and appanage princes, and later, up to the beginning of the 18th century—Russian tsars.

Archangel Cathedral

1994 Text by T. Vlasova

Moscow Kremlin State Museum-Preserve of History and Culture. - Moscow: 1994. - 40 p.: il.

The Archangel Cathedral, erected in 1505-1508, is the burial place of Moscow great princes, appanage princes and Russian tsars. The book contains information about the history of constructing this outstanding monument, its peculiar architecture, mural painting, icons and burial places.