Veera serediny XVIII – XX v sobranii Gosudarstvennogo muzeiia istorii Sankt-Peterburga / Fans of the Mid 18th to the 20th c. in the Collection of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, 9785902671541
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii Sankt-Peterburga, 2007. Sewn pb. One hundred and forty-five works from Western Europe (mainly France), Russia, and China are described and scrupulously catalogued. Crisp reproductions reveal the intricate design of the fans, and details of the paintings that adorned them demonstrate how applied art sometimes verges on..... More