A few remarks on the decoration and illustrations of the large Nativity Gospel of the Nativity Cathedral of Suzdal

The article is devoted to the decorative design of the Nativity Gospel of the Nativity Cathedral of Suzdal. The ornamental decor in connection with the decoration of the Gospels of the Moscow Kremlin is considered, the differences in the construction of the composition are revealed. The connection between the decoration of the Suzdal Gospel and the works of Moscow engravers is pointed out. Some iconographic sources of the Gospel miniatures are identified. The author gives arguments in favour of the assumption that the Gospel was ordered for the Nativity Cathedral by St. Hilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal.