Russian art: from scyths to Soviets / Cyril G.E. Bunt
1946, 1st edition. London; New York: Studio. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #317128
Physical description: 272 p. plates (part col.) 26 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 268.
Contents: Pre-Christian period -- Epoch of Kiev -- Epoch of Novgorod's Suzerainty -- Vladimir-Suzdal epoch -- Muscovite era -- Era of S. Petersburg -- Art of the icon -- Iconography and technique of the icon -- Russian prints -- Russian ceramics -- Gold and silverwork and jewellery -- Russian enamels -- Peasant woodcarving, toys and musical instruments -- Embroideries, ecclesiastical and civil -- Painting and sculpture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- Soviet architecture -- Soviet painting and sculpture -- Final survey. Subjects:
Art, Russian History. Art, Russian. Kunst. Art, Russian - History.
Price: €30.00