“Orly i l’vy soedinilis’…” Geral’dicheskoe khudozhestvo v knige (“The Lions and the Eagles joined Together”: Heraldic Arts and the Art of the Books)
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2006. Sewn cl. The catalogue of an exhibition of Western European and Russian books from the Hermitage Library looks at the images of heraldry as they identify and embellish books. Entries catalogue each book, glossing the emblems of family, corporate and state heraldry; identifying artists, designers, and engravers; noting the significance of the works in the history of book art and heraldry from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. 240 pp., 9 x 11 ½ ins., 105 color illus., sewn cl., Rus. with summary in Eng., captions in language of original publication. Item #1900
ISBN: 5935722623
Price: $72.00
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