The character of the Russians and a detailed history of Moscow. Illustrated with numerous engravings. With a dissertation on the Russian language; and an appendix, containing tables, political, statistical, and historical; an account of Imperial Agricultural Society of Moscow; a catalogue of plants found in and near Moscow; an essay on the origin and progress of architecture in Russia, &c. &c / By Robert Lyall.

  • Robert Lyall
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1823
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Credit: The character of the Russians and a detailed history of Moscow. Illustrated with numerous engravings. With a dissertation on the Russian language; and an appendix, containing tables, political, statistical, and historical; an account of Imperial Agricultural Society of Moscow; a catalogue of plants found in and near Moscow; an essay on the origin and progress of architecture in Russia, &c. &c / By Robert Lyall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the mos, or nave, or properly the church; 4. the seat of the principal, i. e. in a cathedral, of the bishop; in a monastery, of the archimandrite, or abbot; 5. 5. 5. 5. 5. other seats; 6. 6. the places where the singers, divided into two chorusses, usually stand on each side of the church; 7. 7. steps up to the platform before the ikonostas; 8. the ambon, in Russ, amvone, or place where the officiating minister stands at particular parts of the service; it is commonly elevated by two or three steps, and any platform so raised is called an ambon, from apfiouvco, to ascend ; 9. 9. 9. 9. the EixwvotrToarig, or screen, in Russ Ikonostas, which separates the altar, the prothesis, and the vestry, from the vaog, or nave, and on which the holy pictures or images are placed or hung, vide pp. 87, 88, 89.; 10. the Qugx xyict, the royal, holy, or beautiful doors, vide page 88.; 11. the north door; 12. the south door; 13. the altar with the holy table, vide page 87.; 14. the Qgovog, or To 'ayiov (3>jg«, the high-place, the holy throne, in which the bishop alone has a right to sit: to ayiov B»;y.a in the Greek is used to signify the whole altar. In Russ, the Ogovog is called the Gornoye Mesto, vide page 88.; o. o. %vv5govog, or the priest’s seat, on each side of the throne; 15. the pro- thesis, or table of proposition, on which the elements are placed and prepared before the consecration; this often gives the name to the division where it stands; 16. the %-x.evo^u- Xaxiov, Aiajcovocov, the sacristy or vestry; it seems to have been formerly the place where the holy utensils and the vestments of the priests, &c., were kept; 17. the AvaAoyiov, the Analogion, a sort of portable table or desk, which folds up to make it more conveniently removed; upon this the deacon or reader, &c., lay their books when they read any part of the service; 18. 18. the partition between the vaoj and the ngomog; 19. 19. the par- tition between the ttgovuog and the narthex or porch. By taking away these two divisions and substituting four columns 20. 20. 20. 20. in their place, a complete idea is given of the interior of the Cathedral of the Assumption at Moscow, and of all the cathedrals in Russia. Their length, however, is not so great in proportion to their breadth. In the above description, with a few variations, I have followed Dr. King, from whose work the engraving is copied. In other authors, and in the Encyclopedias, I find the order of the divisions somewhat different, as is explained at p. 593. where I have spoken, 1st. of the 7r govuog, or Avant-nave; 2d. of the vup^, or ferula, and 3d. of the vuog, or nave. Of the Ikonostas, or Screen, I have said enough in pp. 87. 89. To face p. 85. A Modern Russo-Greek Church; and Plan of the same. In this plan, No. 1. is the porch : 2. the trapeza; 3. 3. the nave, with 4. 4. its side compartments; and 5. the altar. To face p. 110. A Police-Office of a Quarter, or Syezjii Dome, of which the description is given in p. 110—111. To face p. 112. Views and Plans of a Russian Vapour-Bath, or Banya, which are all particularly ex- plained in pp. 112, 113. By mistake this plate is marked Plate I. [c]