The Bulgarians. From pagan times to the Ottoman conquest
David Marshall Lang
FIGURES
1. Medieval pincers and tongs, p. 15
2. Medieval mining winch, p. 18
3. Map: Slavonic expansion during the sixth and seventh centuries, p. 26
4. Slavonic female idols, p. 30
5. Proto-Bulgar cavalryman, p. 32
6. Wheel-turned Slavonic pottery, p. 43
7. Map: Bulgaria at the time of the First Empire, pp. 46-7
8. Prince Boris-Michael, p. 56
9. Cyrillic inscription on tombstone of Mostich, p. 65
10. Carved inscription of Ivan Vladislav, at Bitolya, p. 70
11. Medieval Bulgarian helmet styles, p. 75
12. St Demetrius slaying Tsar Kaloyan, p. 77
13. Map: Bulgaria and the Latin states, p. 78
14. A Bulgarian tsar and his warriors, p. 79
15. Provincial grandee and family, p. 80
16. Great Tărnovo in the fourteenth century, p. 81
17. Tsar Constantine Assen Tikh and Empress Irina, p. 83
18. Bronze coin of Tsar Michael Shishman, p. 87
19. Tsar Ivan Alexander and his family, p. 87
20. Fourteenth-century gold ear-rings, p. 88
21. Bronze coin of Ivan Alexander and Theodora, p. 89
22. Bronze coin of Tsar Ivan Shishman, p. 90
23. Massacre of Christians in ninth century, p. 94
24. Medieval Bulgarian shepherd, p. 99
25. Map: Distribution of Slavonic languages, p. 104
26. Table of Cyrillic and Glagolitic scripts, pp. 106-7
27. Decorated capitals from early Slavonic manuscripts, p. 114
28. Map: Medieval cultural centres, pp. 126-7
29. Pliska: the Great Basilica, p. 128
30, 31. Great Preslav: the Golden Church, p. 129
32. Great Preslav: fragments of masonry, p. 130
33. Great Preslav: small domed churches, p. 130
34. Vinitsa church, reconstruction of west front, p. 131
35. Vinitsa church, reconstructed ground plan, p. 131
36. Bachkovo: ossuary, p. 132
37. Assenova Krepost: church of the Petrich Virgin, p. 134
38. Nessebăr: Pantocrator church, p. 135
39. Bansko: fortified mansion, p. 136
40. Donor portraits in Boyana church, p. 140
41. Boboshevo: church of St Theodore, p. 141
42. The musician John Kukuzel, p. 145