XVIII vek — vek voinskoi slavy Rossii (The eighteenth century — the century of Russia's military glory)
Moscow: Muzei-zapovednik Tsaritsyno, 2008. sewn pb. 203 p., 27 cm., approx. 150 color and b/w illus., Rus. More
Arms & Armor
Evropeiskoe kholodnoe oruzhie (European Blade Weapons)
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2003. sewn cl. The extraordinary breadth of the arms collection of the Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Communication Troops (St. Petersburg) enables the author to survey the history of each kind of blade weapon as it developed in various countries of Europe. Although the majority of the..... More
Evropeiskoe kholodnoe oruzhie (European Blade Weapons)
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2009 (2nd ed. corrected and enlarged). sewn cl. The extraordinary breadth of the arms collection of the Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Communication Troops (St. Petersburg) enables the author to survey the history of each kind of blade weapon as it developed in various countries of Europe..... More
Zakat dinastii Poslednie Riurikovichi, Lzhedimitrii (Decline of the Dynast: The Last Rurikids and the False Dmitrii 9785886783735
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2021. Sewn pb. This catalogue of an exhibition at the Museums of the Moscow Kremlin publishes icons, ecclesiastical and secular metalwork, costume, embroidery, and written documents from collections in Russia and Poland relating to the turbulent sixteenth century when a tsar of doubtful mental balance led..... More
Kholodnoe oruzhie Afganistana XIX – nachala XX vekov / Edged Weapons of Afghanistan, 19th – early 20th century 9785906200372, 2019
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2019. Sewn cl. This monograph on blade weapons from Afghanistan publishes photographs, prints, and paintings that show both the arms and the context in which they were used. The works come from museum and private collections, and many are published here for the first time. The large..... More
Antichnoe vooruzhenie v sobranii Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha (Ancient arms in the collection of the Hermitage)
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2013. sewn pb. This edition in the Hermitage's series of concise surveys of Greek and Roman art in the collections covers arms and armor through both actual pieces and their depiction in vase-painting, sculpture, and cameos. A concise but exceptionally well-illustrated survey of interest for the publication..... More
Ognestrel'noe oruzhie Anglii XVII – nachala XIX veka (English Firearms of the XVII – Early XIX centuries)
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2006. Sewn cl. The Kremlin Museums' collection of English firearms derives from the imperial family's collecting over several centuries and the royal armory at the Kremlin. It is especially strong for the early seventeenth century, when diplomatic contacts were frequent, and also has rare works from..... More
Ognestrel'noe oruzhie Frantsii XVII – pervoi chetverti XIX veka (French Firearms of the 17th – early 19th centuries)
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2016. Sewn cl. Cataloguing approximately 100 works of French firearms, the author gives full data at the start of each entry (place of manufacture, materials and techniques, date, size, and inscriptions) and then describes each piece in detail, traces provenance, points out state of preservation, and..... More
Ognestrel'noe oruzhie L'ezha vtoroi poloviny XVII – serediny XIX veka (Liege Firearms of the second half of the 17th – mid 19th centuries)
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2015. Sewn cl. The connection between arms and other forms of applied and decorative arts is clear on every page of this catalogue of the Moscow Kremlin Museums collection: the fine metalwork lifts these arms above the level of mere tools or weapons. The author traces..... More
Ognestrel'noe oruzhie Niderlandov XVII – XVIII vekov (Dutch Firearms of the XVII and XVIII centuries)
Moscow: Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia, 2012. Sewn cl. The seventeenth century saw much trade and diplomacy between Russians and Dutch, and many precious works of Dutch gunsmiths came to the royal armory as gifts from ambassadors and merchants. Patterns and scenes inlaid into the wood (e.g., floweres, leaves, vines, birds, animals..... More
Kollektsiia oruzhiia Gatchinskogo dvortsa. Tom III. Oruzhie Germanii, Saksonii, Pol'shi, Tiuringii. Nauchnyi katalog (Collection of Arms and Armor in the Gatchina Palace. Volume III. Arms and Armor of Germany, Saxony, Poland, Thuringia. Scholarly Catalogue)
St. Petersburg: Gatchina / Lait, 2014. sewn cl. Gatchina Palace was built in the mid eighteenth century on land outside St. Petersburg given by Catherine the Great to the favorite who helped her accede to the throne, Grigorii Orlov. Orlov saw the palace as a grand hunting lodge in the..... More
Kollektsiia oruzhiia Gatchinskogo dvortsa. Tom IV. Nauchnyi katalog (Collection of Arms and Armor in the Gatchina Palace. Volume IV. Scholarly Catalogue)
St. Petersburg: Gatchina / Lait, 2017. sewn cl. This final volume of the collection catalogues of the Gatchina Palace-Museum's arms collection publishes firearms from Germany (except Saxony and Thuringia, published in vol. III) and works added to the collection in 2014–16. The introduction outlines the formation of the collection in..... More
Oruzhie narodov Kavkaza (Arms of the Peoples of the Caucasus)
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 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. He approaches the prolific..... More
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..... More
Batushkina armiia: Gatchinskie voiska velikogo kniazia Pavla Petrovicha (Father’s Army: Gatchina Troops of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich)
St. Petersburg: Galereia, 2008. saddle-stitched. Drawings, paintings, and works of decorative art from the collections of the museum at Gatchina illustrate a colorful and not very well known chapter of Russian eighteenth-century history: the military force of approximately two and half thousand troops assigned by Catherine the Great to her..... More
Mir samuraia na oprave mecha (World of the samurai on a sword), 9785906200334, 2018
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2018. This monograph looks at the component parts of samurai swords as works of applied art that reflect the history and visual culture of Japan. The first part presents the materials and technologies used to make samurai swords. The author outlines the various schools of artists and..... More
Magicheskoe oruzhie s nebes: Iz indoneiziiskoi kollektsii Muzeia Azii i Tikhogo okeana (Varshava) / Magical Weapons from the Sky: Indonesian Side Arms from the Collection of the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw
Warsaw: Muzei Vostoka / Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku, 2013. sewn pb. 263 p., 32 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Rus. and ENGLISH. N.B. SAME ISBN FOR TWO BOOKS. Run: 700. More
Gosudarstvennyi muzei-zapovednik "Tsarskoe Selo", Katalog kollektsii, tom III, kniga 1, Kholodnoe klinkovoe oruzhie aziatskoi komnaty (State Museum Preserve Tsarskoe Selo. Catalogue of the collections, vol. 3, book 1: Oriental blade weapons from the Asian Room)
St. Petersburg, Pushkin: Tsarskoe Selo, 2020. Sewn pb. Many reigning members of the imperial family were avid collectors of arms as trophies of war, examples of a highly developed applied art, and integral parts of military dress — Peter the Great, Anna Ioannovna, Elizaveta Petrovna, Peter III, Catherine the Great..... More
Kollektsiia oruzhiia A. A. Katuar de Bionkura: sto predmetov iz sobranii Gosudarstvennogo istoricheskogo muzeia / A. A. Catoire de Bioncourt’s Weapons Collection: 100 Items from the Collection of the State Historical Museum
St. Petersburg: Atlant, 2003. sewn cl. This catalogue of the collection of a Russian nineteenth-century minister of French origin donated to the State Historical Museum (Moscow) has excellent pieces from most European traditions—Turkey, Russia, the Caucasus, Georgia, England, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Color plates display..... More
Oni sluzhili otechestvu: personal'noe dlinnoklinkovoe oruzhie v fondakh Tsentral'nogo voenno-morskogo muzeia (They served their fatherland: long blade weapons from the collection of the Central State Naval Museum in St. Petersburg)
St. Petersburg: 2013. Sewn cl. These blade weapons used by or awarded to those who served in the Russian navy are significant for the art history of arms and their provenance, for example, pieces wielded by Peter the Great, Emperor Paul, grand princes of the Romanov family. Most of the..... More
Okhota v tvorchestve masterov imperatorskoi Rossii : klinkovoe i drevkovoe oruzhie, porokhovnitsy (Works for Hunting by arms makers in Imperial Russia: blade and shaft weapons, powder vessels)
St. Petersburg: Branko, 2015. Sewn cl. This monograph on hunting arms publishes drawings and photos of hunting knives by the various peoples of the Russian Empire such as the Caucasian ethnic groups famed for their skill at making arms and the Great Russian arms center of Tula. 229 p., 30..... More
"Lepazha stvoly rokovye" ; Duel'nye pistolety iz sobraniia Gosudarstvennogo istoricheskogo muzeiia ("Le Page's fatal barrels": Dueling pistols from the collection of the State Historical Museum)
Moscow: Gos Istoricheskii muzei (GIM), 2003. Sewn cl. he works presented in this collection catalogue come from Western European armorers — English, Czech, German, Austrian, Italian and, predominantly, French. The layout uniquely illustrates the workmanship and artistry of the pistols: illustrated are the dueling pistols in their cases and in..... More
Khudozhestvennoe oruzhie: shedevry Morskogo muzeiia Rossii: (Ornamental Arms: masterpieces of the Russian Naval Museum)
St. Petersburg: Oblik, 2000. sewn cl. The Russian Naval Museum has a rich collection of blade weapons distinguished for beauty and craftsmanship. This collection catalogue publishes works from England, France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Turkey, India, Japan, and Russia thus making the collections accessible to scholars and collectors. 104 pp., 11..... More
Detskoe i miniatiurnoe oruzhie XVI–XIX vekov v sobranii Ermitazha (Children’s Arms and Miniature Arms of the 16th to the 19th c. in the Collection of the Hermitage)
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2006. sewn pb. Works from Russia and Western Europe (mainly Germany, France, and Italy) predominate in this Hermitage exhibition catalogue, though there are examples of Turkish, Caucasian, Iranian, and Indian workmanship. These pieces reveal the exquisite artistry with which armorers recreated on a small scale designs and..... More
Ispanskoe iskusstvo XIV - XX vekov iz sobraniia Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha (Spanish painting of the 16th to the 20th c. from the Hermitage collection
Velikii Novgorod: Herm, 2013. sewn pb. This catalogue of a Hermitage exhibition held at Novgorod publishes ninety five choice works in several genres: painting and prints, ceramics, textiles, glass, and arms. Artists from Seville, Grenada, and Madrid give a good overview of the formation of a Spanish school of painting..... More