О начале использования керамических плиток в древнерусской архитектуре
Journal: Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art
Year: 2024

The earliest known example of ceramic tiles appeared in Old’ Rus architecture is found in the Church of the Tithes, where they were a direct copy of the opus sectile laying technique. Since the 11th century, in the repair layers of the Church of the Tithes and the in the choirs of St. Sophia Cathedral, tiles with an abstract marble pattern have been introduced. Towards the end of the 11th century a large number of square tiles with monochrome glaze have emerged. In general, the tile layouts in O