St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2016. Sewn pb. The authors look at many aspects of Russian art: avant-garde sculpture of the early Soviet period; the works of Malevich and Filonov and their students; identifying sitters in Rokotov's portraits; painting as a source on medals and awards; women's folk headdresses, and story-telling..... More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2015. Sewn cl. The designs of contemporary textiles and clothing in the Russian Far East stem from the patterns used in traditional costume of the region. This catalogue of works by a contemporary designer from Yakutia illustrates the richness of the patterns, the unusual and beautiful compositions..... More

Ivanovo: Roshcha Akademii, 2009. Pb. 115 pages, b/w and color ill., 20 cm. More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2014. sewn cl. This is an extraordinarily rich encyclopedia of costume, fine and decorative arts, folk art, and arms and armor for over one hundred nationalities inhabiting the territory of Russia. Years in the making, the volume is especially valuable for its skillful compilation of illustrations and..... More

Moscow: Moskovskii ob''edinennyi muzei, 2014. pb. These works from five museums show how an applied and decorative art can verge on the fine arts. Artists using various techniques (painting, engraving, embroidery, carving) to shape and illustrate sensuous materials like silk, lace, bone, and spangles. Works come from Western Europe and..... More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2012. Sewn cl. Inspired by traditional Tatar and Islamic aesthetics, the foundation "Turan Art" was started outside Kazan in southern Russia to apply Tatar craftsmanship to the design of contemporary costume and accessories such as handbags and boots. Artists use gold and tambour embroidery and leather mosaic..... More

St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2012. sewn cl. This Russian Museum catalogue publishes ornamental edgings of embroidery and lace from the museum’s collection. Most were used in folk tradition to decorate the sheets of the bridal bed and became part of bride’s dowry. The works were made predominantly in various towns..... More

St. Petersburg: Kunstkamera, 2007. Sewn pb. Besides the ethnographic interest of the Kunstkamera’s collection, the masks, helmets, weapons, woven articles, and shamans’ costumes typify the forceful imagery of primitive artifacts that was one of the wellsprings of modern art. The collection ranges from the everyday to the ornately ceremonial, and..... More

St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2017. Sewn cl. The region of the lower Volga River distant from the westernized imperial capital of St. Petersburg preserved traditions of adorning everyday tools, carving architectural details, sculpting religious figures, embroidering clothing, and making lace long after these traditions died out in other parts of..... More

Moscow: Sev pal, 2012. sewn cl. Scholars and curators will find in this handbook a rich visual source on the history of costume and textile design in northern Europe. Distinct styles and patterns of folk art, especially as seen in women's clothing, survived in Russia well into the twentieth century..... More

Moscow: Muzei Vostoka, 2015. Sewn pb. The State Museum of the Orient (Museum if the Arts of Oriental Peoples, Muzei iskusstv narodov Vostoka) created an unusual exhibition to mark the anniversary of a movie on the struggle between the new Soviet authorities and Central Asian peoples resisting their authority. Illustrating..... More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2011. Sewn pb. This book published in the series on those whose work is connected with the Russian Ethnographic Museum (St. Petersburg) publishes photographs and writings relating to expeditions among the peoples of northern Russia, Finland and Norway, the Komi and Sami. The photographs of the people..... More

St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2008. sewn cl., The panoply of costumes of the peoples of the Russian Empire published here not only documents an extraordinary variety of nations and cultures but conveys the beauty of forms, patterns, and colors that characterized traditional clothing. Related to both folk art and fashion, these..... More