Dekorativno-prikladnoe iskusstvo Sankt-Peterburga za 300 let: Illiustrirovannaia entsiklopediia, tom 3 (An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Three Hundred Years of Decorative and Applied Arts of St. Petersburg, vol. 3)
St. Petersburg: Ars, 2009. sewn cl. In the third volume in this encyclopedia of applied arts curators and scholars of the Hermitage Museum interweave concise histories of various branches of applied and decorative arts in St. Petersburg—gold and silverwork, ivory carving, lacquer painting, porcelain of private factories, medals. The entries describe each work, note style and techniques, identify those who commissioned or owned the work, and point out analogous works in other museums. Illustrations of sundry pieces from earrings or tiaras to painted trays illustrate stages of each art’s development. The catalog is introduced by Mikhail Piotrovskii, Director of the Hermitage, and includes indexes of subjects and names. Volume 3: 304 pp., 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 ins., 212 color illus., Rus, Item #2030
ISBN: 9785935723255
Price: $73.00