Primary Chronicle (Tale of Bygone Years)

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Literature · c. 1113 · Kyiv Monastery of the Caves · Eastern Europe & Russia

The chief source on early Rus: the call of the Varangians, the baptism, the first princes

Primary Chronicle (Tale of Bygone Years) — Viktor Vasnetsov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Nestor the Chronicler
Century: 12th century

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c. 1113–1150 Angkor Wat · Khmer art of Angkor · Angkor, Cambodia
c. 1100 Along the River During the Qingming Festival — Zhang Zeduan · Song landscape painting · Kaifeng
c. 1130 Theotokos of Vladimir · Byzantine art · Constantinople
c. 1130 Genji Monogatari Emaki · Yamato-e, Heian Japanese painting · Kyoto
1093–1133 Durham Cathedral · Romanesque · Durham
1135–1144 Basilica of Saint-Denis · Gothic · Saint-Denis, near Paris
1113 A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains — Wang Ximeng · Song landscape painting · Kaifeng
c. 1120–1150 Vézelay Abbey · Romanesque · Vézelay, Burgundy

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