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    • Fine Arts

    A selection of mostly out-of-print books on the fine arts of Russia, including painting and applied arts. Single copies only unless otherwise noted.

    • The Decorative Art Of Russia (Library of Design Series). Marina Bowater. A great resource for Old World Russian designs consisting of calligraphic collections of ornaments from 11th-17th century Russian gospels, as well as Armenian and Georgian examples, largely assembled from Vladimir Stasov's rare, and expensive, 1887 study Slavic and Oriental Ornament. Other topics include porcelain, icons, lacquer boxes, jewelry, enamel and metalwork. NY: Portland House, 1990. 224 pages with 100 oversized full color plates.

      Decorative Art Of Russia [Bowater]

      The Decorative Art Of Russia (Library of Design Series). Marina Bowater. A great resource for Old World Russian designs consisting of calligraphic collections of ornaments from 11th-17th century...
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    • Moscow: Treasures and Traditions (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service). W. Bruce Lincoln, Olga Gordeeva, John Bowlt, other authors. The rich Moscow artistic legacy and the effects of various political, social and religious changes on the city's creative climate over the past 500 years are recorded here in 12 essays by primarily Russian curators and academics. Topics include the capital's cultural heritage from the 1300s, the influence of European and Oriental styles on the traditional clothing of Moscow, Russian art from 1910 onward, painting, metalwork, jewelry, porcelain and armor.

      Moscow: Treasures and Traditions [ppbk]

      Moscow: Treasures and Traditions. (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service). W. Bruce Lincoln, Olga Gordeeva, John Bowlt, other authors. The rich Moscow artistic legacy and the effects...
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    • Treasures from the Kremlin. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1979. First edition. 224 pages, 206 illustrations (106 plates in full color), bibliography, index of Russian names.

      Treasures from the Kremlin [1979]

      Treasures from the Kremlin. Polly Cone & John P. O'Neill (Editor), A.S. Nasibova (Foreword) and E.S. Sizov wih colleagues of the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin. (Full Title: Treasures from the...
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    • Laura Cerwinske. Russian Imperial Style.  An elegant and beautifully illustrated, full-color paean to the lost world of 19th century Russia's aristocratic opulence melded with formal design. Cerwinske (1948-) focuses on eye-catching object d'art, magnificent painting and riveting architecture via spectacular color photos and a rich text. The furniture, the paintings, the interior decoration and the decorative arts, including the French influences, are all here to be enjoyed. One of the best books on the topic.

      Russian Imperial Style [Cerwinske, 1990]

      Laura Cerwinske. Russian Imperial Style.  An elegant and beautifully illustrated, full-color paean to the lost world of 19th century Russia's aristocratic opulence melded with formal design...
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    • State Museum of Arts of the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

      State Museum of Arts of the Karakalpak [IN RUSSIAN]

      Savitsky, I.V. State Museum of Arts of the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Государственный музей искусств Каракалпакской АССР). Book describes three departments of the State Museum...
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    • Fedoskino RefNikolai Malakhov. Fedoskino (Федоскино). Lavish hardcover describes the development of this unique miniature lacquer art beginning with the early XIX Century, the mid-20th century artel ear, and ends with the late Soviet period. Index of each individual work with detailed information about the early classic boxes, their themes and artists. Russian language edition with summary and index in English.  A terrific reference with over 170 high quality color photographs. Moscow: Izobrazitel'noe Iskusstvo, 1990. 164 pages. Hardcover in a decorative color slipcase.erence Book

      Fedoskino Miniature Lacquer Art

      Nikolai Malakhov. Fedoskino (Федоскино). Lavish hardcover describes the development of this unique miniature lacquer art beginning with the early XIX Century, the mid-20th century artel ear, and ends...
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    • Western European Drawings: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Западноевропейский Рисунок: Государственный музей изобразительных искусств имени А.С.Пушкина). Evgeny Semenovich Levitan (Е.С. Левитан). Large format dives into the graphic collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, presenting the significant schools and masters of drawing in Western Europe from the 15th century to the present day. The works of many outstanding masters are reproduced and described in this collection. Moscow: Изобразительное искусство, 1991. RUSSiAN LANGUAGE EDITION. Oversize hardcover with dustjacket. 376 pages with many plates of black and white and full color reproductions.

      Western European Drawings: Pushkin State Museum

      Western European Drawings: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Западноевропейский Рисунок: Государственный музей изобразительных искусств имени А.С.Пушкина). Evgeny Semenovich Levitan (Е.С. Левитан)...
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    • Russian Architecture and the West. Dmitry Shvidkovsky. Yekaterina Shorban, photographs, Antony Wood, translation. The author develops history of Russian architecture over the past thousand years as a part of the history of Western architecture. Dmitry Shvidkovsky, Russia's leading architectural historian, departs from the accepted notion that Russian architecture developed independent of outside cultural influences and describes how the influence of the West extends back to the tenth century and continues into the present. He offers compelling assessments of all the main masterpieces of Russian architecture and frames a radically new architectural history for Russia. The book systematically analyses Russian buildings in relation to developments in European art, pointing out where familiar European features are expressed in Russian projects. Special attention is directed toward decorations based on Byzantine models- the heritage of Italian master builders and carvers- the impact of architects and others sent by Elizabeth I- the formation of the Russian Imperial Baroque- the Enlightenment in Russian art- and 19th- and 20th-century European influences. With over 300 specially commissioned photographs of sites throughout Russia and western Europe, this is a magnificent and beautiful book.

      Russian Architecture and the West

      Russian Architecture and the West. Dmitry Shvidkovsky. Yekaterina Shorban, photographs, Antony Wood, translation. The author develops history of Russian architecture over the past thousand years as a...
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    • AIVAZOVSKY 1817-1900 (АЙВАЗОВСКИЙ 1817-1900). Valery Pilipenko (Валерей Пилипенко). Folio art book with excellent color reproductions of Russian marine painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky. Monograph essay details Aivazovsky's connections with contemporary artists and certain historical figures. USSR (Leningrad): Khudozhnik RFSFR (Художник РСФСР), 1983. 180+ pages. IN RUSSIAN. Folio hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover.

      Aivazovsky 1817-1900 [IN RUSSIAN]

      AIVAZOVSKY 1817-1900 (АЙВАЗОВСКИЙ 1817-1900). Valery Pilipenko (Валерей Пилипенко). Folio art book with excellent color reproductions of Russian marine painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky...
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    • Eugene Klimoff: Selected Works

      Eugene Klimoff: Selected Works

      Eugene Klimoff: Selected Works. UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA JOURNAL, 2006. Hardcover, unpaginated (66 pages). Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued, color and black and white illustrations. Dual-language text...
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    • Suzanne Massie. Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia.  Massie (1931-2025), an important authority on Russia, played a leading role in the relations between the USA, specifically during the Reagan years, and the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War. Written in a colorful and engaging style, Massie documents Russian history and describes art from the time of Vladimir and the Russian Orthodox Church to just before the Russian Revolution. An important and highly readable reference on Russian history from 987 to 1917 through a Western perspective. Her husband, Robert Massie (1929-2019), is the author of Nicholas & Alexandra, another classic.

      Land of the Firebird [Massie]

      Suzanne Massie. Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia.  Massie (1931-2025), an important authority on Russia, played a leading role in the relations between the USA, specifically during the...
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    • Tobolsk Museum Reserve history book in English and Russian

      Tobolsk Museum Reserve

      Tobolsk Museum-Reserve (Тобольский музей-заповедник). Yu. S. Nadtochy (Ю. С. Надточий). Sverdlovsk: Mid-Urals Publishing House (Средне-Уральское книжное изд-во), 1988.  Tobolsk, an old city founded...
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