V. V. Nesterov

L’vy steregut gorod (Lions Guard the City)

St. Petersburg: Iskusstvo Sankt-Peterburg, 2002 (1st ed. 1971. Sewn cl. The author reveals the sculptural richness of St. Petersburg as expressed in architectural ornament and statues that depict animals. The author has revised this new edition by adding illustrations, including drawings and paintings of public monuments incorporating lions, updating the bibliography, correcting addresses, and pointing out destruction or restoration of lion sculptures and reliefs. 400 pp., 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ins., 252 b-&-w illus., sewn cl., Rus. Item #3683
ISBN: 5210015602

Price: $33.00