Iconography of the Images on the Cover of the Gospel Book by Wroclaw Master Tobias Shire

The problem of image identification is relevant today, as it will be useful for rethinking some of the plot compositions on the church jewelry. The paper provides information on the iconography of such images as: “Ascension”, “Transfiguration”, “New Testament Trinity” and “God of Hosts.” A comparative analysis of the images of European masters was carried out, including the images on the cover of the Gospel Book of the Wroclaw master Tobias Shire, which is exhibited in the Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine. The historiography of the study of the cover of the Gospel Book of the Wroclaw master Tobias Schire was analyzed. The author emphasizes the need for further study of the iconography of images on the cover of the Gospel Book of Wroclaw master Tobias Shire in order to reach a better understanding of its composition and promote spiritual culture. The paper also focuses on the problem of identification of images on church jewelry that came to the territory of modern Ukraine. The need to identify the images on the cover of the Gospel Book of Wroclaw master Tobias Shir was emphasized. The author’s considerations on the identification of images on church jewelry were presented in the paper, as well as some ideas for solving the problems of research of precious church utensils that were brought to the territory of modern Ukraine.