Opyt sravnitelʹnago opisanīi͡a i obʺi͡asnenīi͡a ni͡ekotorykh simvolicheskikh ikon drevne-russkago iskusstva Aleksandra Vinogradova
A comparative study of symbolic icons of early Russian art by Aleksandr Vinogradov, published in Saint Petersburg in 1877 by the Imperial Academy of Sciences for scholars of Christian iconography. Its plates are line engravings of icons, reproduced as tonal drawings on cream paper, with many small framed scenes arranged on each page. A designer could take from them the dense radial mandala layouts, the framed panel compositions with symmetrical saints, and the fine linework that suits decorative borders and ecclesiastical motifs.
