The Art of the Portrait in the Religious Painting of Wallachia and Moldavia in the 15th – 17th centuries by Valentin Sava

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A trap for hetmanych: the suceavian campaign of T. Khmelnytskyi (1653) by Mykhailo Chuchko

“…Khmelnytskyi’s son Tymofii, later led to a political crisis within the principality and confrontation with the rulers of neighboring Wallachia and Transylvania in the international arena. Due to the rebellion of the discontented boyars, led by the great logothete Gheorghe Ștefan, who were supported by the prince of Wallachia Matei Basarab and the prince of Transylvania George II Rákóczi, in the spring of 1653 Vasile Lupu briefly lost power, but soon returned the throne with the help of the Cossacks of hetmanych T. …”
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Thèmes iconographiques et images dévotionelles dans la peinture murale médiévale tardive de Transylvanie (deuxième partie du XVe siècle-premier quart du XVIe siècle) by Dana Jenei

“…The main themes of the late Transylvania murals show that beyond the changes of the artistic means of expression contamined by the Renaissance, the art of the voivodate remains even after 1500 faithful to the traditional iconography, reflecting the medieval thinking and mentality.…”
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Negru-Voda and Dragos. Legend and Historical Truth at the beginning of the Romanian Statehood by Radu Cârciumaru

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The Bishops’ House in the Romanian Pastoral Village of Rășinari (Mărginimea Sibiului) and its Hidden Treasures: A Short Legal History of the Book of Village Boundaries and the Deed... by Ela Cosma

“…Based on methods pertaining to Cyrillic and Latin palaeography, ecdotics, and legal history, we analyse precious documents discovered in the Church Museum of Rășinari, contained in the 18th century Orthodox Bishops’ House: 1. the extract of a deed of donation made in 1383 by Voivode Radu Negru to the Saint Paraschiva Church in Rășinari; 2. the Book of village boundaries of 1488, describing a perambulation for the separation of boundaries between the Romanian village and the Saxon one of Cisnădie; 3. the manuscript volume Transmissionales in causa Possessionis Resinar contra Liberam Regiamque Civitatem Cibiniensem 1784 (1,318 pages), a veritable legal mirror reflecting juridical relations, procedures and lawsuits specific to South Transylvania under Habsburg suzerainty. …”
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