Early Bulgarian Iconostases 16^th—18^th Century
Language: Bulgarian with summary and list of illustrations in English
Category: Christian art (15th—18th c.)

     The subject of this study are the oldest iconostases (16^th—18^th century) from churches in Bulgaria. The chronological boundaries are traced out by the surviving monuments. During that period iconostases had their own specific features which differ from these during the period of the Bulgarian National Revival (18^th—19^th century). The aim of this work is to give a better understanding to these specific features in regard to various problems: the composition, the iconographic program, the repertoire of the ornaments. 

Table of contents

Introduction

List of abbreviations

Origin and development of the altar screen in the Eastern Orthodox world

Historical evolution of the early Bulgarian iconostasis

Typology of the early Bulgarian iconostasis

Compositional pattern of the early iconostasis in Bulgaria

Iconographic program of the early Bulgarian iconostasis

Plastic problems of ornamental decoration in early Bulgarian iconostases

Conclusion

Literature

Dated iconostases and fragments of iconostases from the sixteenth to eighteenth century

List of illustrations

Summary

Illustrations

Иванка Гергова. Ранният български иконостас 16—18 век

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