Mir liturgii. Katalog vystavki (The liturgical world. Exhibition catalogue)
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii religii, 2015. Sewn cl. This catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg publishes objects used in religious rites from icons to metalwork for liturgical vessels and textiles for ecclesiastical vestments. Many of the objects for their craftsmanship and beauty verge on fine art especially the embroidered altar cloths and vestments; the chalices censers. and crosses of gold, silver, and enamel. The first section covers Eastern Orthodox liturgical objects; the next section Roman Catholic, and the final section is devoted to Protestantism, in particular, the Lutheran branch, which was fairly widespread in Russia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 84 p., 25 cm, approx. 60 color illus., Rus. Item #2562
ISBN: 9785990572881
Price: $48.00