Ognestrel'noe oruzhie L'ezha vtoroi poloviny XVII – serediny XIX veka (Liege Firearms of the second half of the 17th – mid 19th centuries)
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2015. Sewn cl. The connection between arms and other forms of applied and decorative arts is clear on every page of this catalogue of the Moscow Kremlin Museums collection: the fine metalwork lifts these arms above the level of mere tools or weapons. The author traces the formation of the Kremlin's collection, which owes much to the fervent collecting of such emperors as Peter the Great and Alexander I. She also notes how the art of making beautiful weapons evolved in Belgium, its distinct traits among European arms producers, its aesthetics and technology. Catalogue entries comprise place of manufacture, materials and techniques, date, size, and inscriptions, provenance, state of preservation, and grounds for attribution. 119 p., 29 cm, approx. 150 color illus., Rus. with title page, captions and summary in ENGLISH. Item #1823
ISBN: 9785886782936
Price: $79.00