Oruzhie narodov Kavkaza (Arms of the Peoples of the Caucasus)
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2016 (2nd revised ed.,1st ed. 2004). sewn cl. Having studied and preserved for fifty years a collection strong in arms of the Caucasus (State Historical Museum, Moscow), the author has vast expertise on a region where arms were for centuries both a practical necessity and a high art. She approaches the prolific material in such collections as the Hermitage, the State Historical Museum, and the Kremlin Amrory from several directions: production centers and technical capacities; the arms of different ethnic groups and regions; the overlapping crafts of armorers and jewelers.New research has enable the author correct attributins and add new material, especiall on Circassiian arms. 516 pp., 27 cm, approx. 300 color and b/w illus., Rus. with title page and captions in ENGLISH. Item #4668
ISBN: 9785906200297
9785901555170.
Price: $148.00