250 istorii pro Ermitazh, "Sobran'e pestrykh glav…", kniga pervaia (250 stories about the Hermitage, "collection of motley chapters," book one)
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2014. sewn cl. The articles in this volume of a planned 5-volume set reveal aspects of a great museum seldom known outside the esoteric circle of its curators and administrators. The authors provide many insights into museology: luck and skill of collectors who were emperors and empresses, the lives of eminent scholar-curators, art-historical discoveries, tumultuous events in the museum's past such as war and the blockade of Leningrad, the everyday workings of the museum such as mounting exhibitions and moving great works of art. 294 p., 25 cm, approx. 250 color and b/w illus., Rus. with title page and summary in ENGLISH. Item #515
ISBN: 9785935725617
Price: $65.00