Sosnina, N.N.

Russkii traditsionnyi kostium: illiustrirovannaia entsiklopediia (Russian traditional dress: illustrated encyclopedia); :

St. Petersburg: "Isskustvo-SPB" 2006. Sewn cl. The drawings of individual items of clothing juxtaposed with archival photos of peasants gives a palpable sense of the imaginative designs current up through the early twentieth century among the rural population or peasantry. Clothing indicated distinctions of various kinds such as married or unmarried, everyday or festive. Regional differences reflected both climate and aesthetics. 399 p., 24 cm, approx. 200 b/w illus. Item #4133
ISBN: 5210016129

Price: $48.00