Moscow: Terra-Knizhny klub, 2002. Sewn cl. The authors use abundant written and visual documents to the origins of architectural preservation in Russia. They show how Russian artists and architects and intellectuals gradually became aware of the aesthetic achievements of their ancestors and of the need to save them. The authors..... More

St. Petersburg: Herm, 2020. Sewn pb. Near Eastern textiles, Indian miniature paintings, Russian and Western European painting, a fourth-century B.C. terracotta dance figurine, the collaboration of the Hermitage with the British Museum over Scythian art, and the relationship between prints and oil paintings are among the themes of the research..... More

St. Petersburg: Herm, 2020. Pb. These articles stem from a 2015 conference hosted by the Hermitage and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in St. Petersburg. In the second volume scholars from Russia and other countries present their research on various aspects of Islamic Iran: history, linguistics, art and archaeology. 361..... More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2017. Sewn cl. The Hermitage has an extionally rich collection of arms and armor thanks mainly to its having been a collecting passion of several emperors whose works the Hermitage inherited. Trophies of war and diplomatic gifts were other sources. About half of the works originate in..... More