Kolokol noe delo v Viatskoi gubernii v XVII – nachale XX v. Katalog upriazhnykh kolokol'nikov (Bell making in Viatka region from the 17th to the early 20th c. Catalogue of harness bells)
Viatka: ? 2022. Sewn cl. This unique book describes how central a part in everyday life was played by the harness bells of sundry horse-drawn vehicles. The bells were pragmatic, as they signaled at turns and crossroads that a carriage or sleigh was approaching, and aesthetic: the quality of the..... More