Metalwork
Muzei Faberzhe v Sankt-Peterburge: ukazatel’ po ekspozitsii / Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg: Exhibit Index
St. Petersburg: Muzei Faberzhe, 2014. Pb. In addition to the jewelry, metalwork, and enamels by Fabergé and jewelers of other studios and workshop in Russia (e.g., Ovchinnikov), the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg has in its collections religious and secular paintings, wood carvings, and porcelain. This guidebook catalogues the collection..... More
Muzeul National de Istorie a Moldovei / National Museum of History of Moldova / Natsional'nyi muzei istorii Moldovy
Chisinau: Casa Editorial / Pechatnyi dom, 2013. Sewn Cloth. Approximately fifty plates on the masterpieces of the collection — Kashan pottery from the Golden Hoard, Bessarabian costume and jewelry, icon-painting, ancient metalwork (Scythian and Greek) — precede a long section on the history of the museum and on its events..... More
Kolokol noe delo v Viatskoi gubernii v XVII – nachale XX v. Katalog upriazhnykh kolokol'nikov (Bell making in Viatka region from the 17th to the early 20th c. Catalogue of harness bells)
Viatka: ? 2022. Sewn cl. This unique book describes how central a part in everyday life was played by the harness bells of sundry horse-drawn vehicles. The bells were pragmatic, as they signaled at turns and crossroads that a carriage or sleigh was approaching, and aesthetic: the quality of the..... More
Kul’tura staroverov Vyga (Culture of the Old-Believers of Vyg)
1994. Sewn pb. This catalogue of works from private collections and five museums displays the rich culture of the Old Believers who fled to northwest Russia after the seventeenth-century schism. They illuminated manuscripts in their own scriptoria which became prized for characteristic lettering and graceful ornaments; they painted icons of..... More
V kamne i bronze: sbornik statei v chest' Anny Peskovoi / In stone and bronze essays presented in honor of Anna Peskova
St. Petersburg: Institut istorii material'noi kul'tury, 2017. Pb. The subject in which Anna Peskova has done most of her research — Christian medieval art especially objects of private devotion such as crosses and pendant icons — is the starting point for this collection of articles in her honor. The authors..... More
Sokrovishcha drevnego Uglicha XV – XX vekov: dekorativno-priklanoe iskusstvo muzeinogo sobraniia [Uglichskogo istoriko-arkhitekturnogo i khudozhestvennogo muzeia] (Treasures of ancient Uglich of the 15th to the 20thcentury: decorative and applied arts from museum collections [of the Uglich Historico-Architectural and Art Museum]);; XV-XX : -
Moscow: Grand kholding / Uglichskii Historiko-arkhitekturnyi i khudozhestvennyi muzei, 2009. Sewn cl. Like most provincial museums Uglich Historical, Architectural, and Art Museum reflects the art of the region where it is located: the provenance of most works shows they come from monasteries, churches, and estates of the nobility in or..... More
Gruzinskaia srednevekovaia torevtika v sobranii Ermitazha: issledovaniia i attributsii / Medieval Georgian Toreutics in the Hermitage Museum Collection
St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2016. Sewn pb. Most of these works of Georgian metalwork date to the twelfth to the sixteenth century and have a tortuous provenance. As a Christian country from the fourth century Georgia had to fend off the inroads of aggressive neighbors of other faiths, which as a...... More
Kozyr'ki Sankt-Peterburga / Canopies, metal awnings and marquees of St. Petersburg)
St. Petersburg: Gumanitarnaia akademiia, 2017. Sewn cl. In this elegantly produced survey of a frequent architectural element on St. Petersburg buildings of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the author selects the most artistic examples from several stages of the city's architectural history (eclecticism and art nouveau, and neoclassicism) and..... More
Sakha by agha / Iakutskii nozh (The Yakutian knife)
Iakutsk: Bichik, 2015. Sewn cl. A range of illustrative materials — archival photos, drawings, new photography — this monograph on the key instrument of the Yakut people gives a vivid sense of how isolated by extremes of geography and climate they have survived through skill and ingenuity of applied arts..... More
Sagan uri Z uderidan (Sak art velo) : elitaruli samarxebi Kavkasiis Iberiidan romaul xanaši (ax.c. 200-250) / The Treasures of Zghuderi: Elite Burials of Caucasian Iberia in the Roman Period c. A.D. 200–250
Tbilisi: Sak art velos erovnuli muzeumi / Georgian National Museum, 2009. This catalogue of the Georgian National Museums publishes finds discovered when three tombs were excavated in Zghuderi located in an area once known as Caucasian Iberia and flourishing thanks to relations with the Romans during the first two and..... More
Sokrovishcha russkogo severa iz sobraniia Kirillo-Belozerskogo muzeia-zapovednik (Treasures of the Russian North from the collection of the Kirillo-Belozersk Museum-Preserve); : - -
? Kirillo-Belozerskii Museum-Preserve, 2014. sewn cl. Works form the Kirillo-Belozerskii Museum-Preserve show the strains of Russian church art that flourished in the far north, including icon-painting, applied and decorative arts — metalwork as seen in liturgical vessels; textiles and embroidery of priestly vestments and altar cloths; sculpture in carved iconostasis..... More
Russkoe olovo XVIII veka: mastera, kleima, slovar’, katalog (Russian 18th-c. Pewter: Craftsmen, Hallmarks, Glossary, Catalogue)
Moscow: Gos Istoricheskii muzei (GIM), 1995. Sewn pb. This monograph on pewter manufacture and design has information on 125 craftsmen working in Moscow and the provinces, a catalogue of all known hallmarks, and samples of liturgical and domestic pieces from the State Historical Museum. 96 pp., 8 1/2 x 11..... More
Golden Treasure Trove of the Russian Museum / Zolotaia kladovaia Russkogo muzeia
St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 1998. Sewn cl. This catalogue of a collection at the Russian Museum covers the main kinds of art in which the precious metal was used suchh as jewelry and liturgical vessels, embroidery, and icon frames. Each work is nicely illustrated on a full page or in..... More
Armianskaia kollektsiia Gosudarstvennogo muzeiia istorii religii (Armenian Collection of the State Museum of the History of Religions)
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii Religii, 2011. Sewn pb. The museum’s collection has paintings on religious subjects from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. They represent several styles in which the Armenian church and artists dealt with sacred themes: icons, general biblical scenes, depiction of the main events in Armenian..... More
Frakiiskoe zoloto iz Bolgarii: ozhivshie legendy (Thracian Gold from Bulgaria: The Legends Become Alive)
Moscow: Gos Istoricheskii muzei (GIM) / Kuchkovo pole, 2013. Sewn cl. Many of these works from the exhibition at the State Historical Museum (Moscow) are seldom seen: masterpieces of metalwork from the National Historical Museum in Sophia, Bulgaria, make up the majority of works, but six regional museums in Bulgaria..... More
Karl Faberzhe i epokha russkogo renessansa (Carl Fabergé and the Russian Renaissance)
Moscow: Gos Istoricheskii muzei (GIM), 2019. Sewn cl. The first section concentrates on the elevation of every day objects — a cigar case, an envelope opener, a clock, a picture frame, a small box, a cigarette holder, a vase, a pitcher, an ash tray, a paper weight, a shot glass..... More
Zoloto i serebro kazanskikh tatar: iz sobranii Natsional'nogo muzeia Respubliki Tatarstan / Kazan tatarlarynyng altyn ham komeshe: Tatarstan Respublikasy Milli muzee jyelmalarynnan / Gold and silver of the Tatars : from the collection of National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
Kazan: Zaman, 2002. Sewn cl. Ornamenting dress with gold and especially silver has for centuries been central to the aesthetics of the Islamic population of Kazan, the Tatars. Metalwork was used for jewelry and ornaments sewn into clothing, which had both a decorative and a talismanic purpose. The text combines..... More
Serebrianye oklady Evangelii iz sobraniia Gosudarstvennogo muzeia istorii religii (Silver Bible Covers from the Collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion)
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii religii / Aktsioner i K, 2014 (1st ed. 2005). Sewn cl. Framed in silver and adorned with inlaid enamel paintings, gems and gilding, these icon frames from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century are both representative examples of church art and specimens of fine..... More
"Serebriannaia kladovaia" Gosudarstvennogo muzeiia istorii religii / The Silver Treasure of the State Museum of the History of Religion
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii religii, 2014. Sewn pb. Icon lamps, crosses, bible covers, censers, chalices, and especially icon frames, most dating to the nineteenth and early twentieth century display the many ways in which commissions for the church and private shrines fostered fine metalwork. The author attributes the works to..... More
Russkoe serebro XVI – nachala XX veka / Russian Silver of the 16th – Early 20th Centuries /
St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2004. Sewn cl. Presented are the most noteworthy examples of silverwork from Russia’s leading museums, including the Hermitage, the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin, the State History Museum, and the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Folk Arts. Many sixteenth- and seventeenth-century masterpieces, formerly owned by Russian princes..... More
Nizhegorodskii gosudarstvennyi istoriko-arkhitekturnyi muzei-zapovednik: Osobaia kladovaia / Nizhny Novgorod State History and Architecture Museum Preserve: Unique Collection of Treasures
Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhegorodskii gosudarstvennyi istoriko-arkhitekturnyi muzei-zapovednik: Osobaia kladovaia / Nizhny Novgorod State History and Architecture Museum Preserve: Unique Collection of Treasures, 2014. Sewn cl. What unites most of the varied works under the heading "special collection" (osobaia kladovaia) is the use of precious materials — gold, silver, gems, crystal. The..... More
Sokrovishcha Velikogo Novgoroda : 100 shedevrov iz muzeinykh kollektsii (Treasures of Great Novgorod: 100 masterpieces from museum collections); : 100
? , S. I Verkhov, 2019. Sewn cl. This catalogue of the Novgorod State Museum-Preserve surveys the art originating in the Novgorod region from the medieval period to the early twentieth century. Four chapters: cover icon painting, wood carving, embroidery, and applied arts. Especially strong is the chapter on icons..... More
Dekorativno-prikladnoe iskusstvo Sankt-Peterburga za 300 let: Illiustrirovannaia entsiklopediia, tom 2 (An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Three Hundred Years of Decorative and Applied Arts of St. Petersburg, vol. 2)
St. Petersburg: ARS, 2006. sewn cl. Volume 2 of this encyclopedia of applied arts based on the Hermitage collections covers Russian furniture, bronzes, costume, and textiles. Since many of the works are not on permanent exhibition, they become accessible only in publication. Entries on each piece are exhaustive and proceed..... More
Varshavskoe serebro: pol’skie poserebrennye izdeliia XIX – nachala XX v isobranii Gosudarstvennogo muzeia istorii Sank-Peterburga (Warsaw Silver work of the 19th and early 20th centuries in the collection of the State:Museum of the History of St. Petersburg)
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii Sankt-Peterburga, 2018. Sewn pb. Published in this collection catalogue of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg are both ornate art silver and everyday items that were designed at workshops and factories in Poland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Popular in Russia..... More