Klady Drevnei Rusi v sobranii Russkogo muzeiia (Treasure-troves of ancient Rus' in the collection of the Russian Museum)
St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2015. Sewn cl. This catalogue of an exhibition at the Russian Museum is unusual not only for its contents - metalwork, including gold and silver, enamels of the eleventh to the thirteenth century - but for the attention to provenance as expressed by the title "klady". Each work originates in a trove. The location and circumstances of discovery are noted, which corroborates dating and attribution. Many works of jewelry were made locally in Rus'; others originated in tenth-century Scandinavia, still others in Byzantium. Various forms of applied decorative art — crowns, crosses, earrings, necklaces, rings, medallions, etc. — are embellished with images of birds, animals, geometric patterns, and Christian symbols. 95 p., 22 x 24 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Rus. Item #1412
ISBN: 9785933325253
Price: $46.00