Ornamental language of Novgorod wood carving X-XIII centuries

The article is devoted to the decoration of wooden products of medieval Novgorod. Types of artistic design of products. Types of carved ornament: braided, geometric, floral, teratological ornament. Symbolism of images and motifs, means of artistic expression of products, their changes in time. Ornamentation of dishes, furniture, small household items. The relationship of the form, purpose of things and their artistic design. The compositional arrangement of the decor on the product. The use of sculptural carving. Analysis of the decoration of various types of products. Changes in the artistic design of products over time, periods of development of carving and painting on wood in medieval Novgorod. The connection of Novgorod wood carving with other local art crafts in the period under study, the interpenetration of plots and motives. General characteristics of the main trends in the ornamentation of wooden products in the period under study.