Catherine the Great: Treasures of Imperial Russia from the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
by Komelova, Galina, et al. (Curated by)
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0904866920
- ISBN 13
- 9780904866926
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Leningrad: State Hermitage Museum, 1990. xviii, 206 pages, colour illustrations, map, genealogical table; 29 cm. Presented by the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. Another copy available. "Catherine the Great started her collection in 1764 to decorate the Winter Palace. The treasures are now housed in The Hermitage museum in Leningrad. This book presents a selection of these treasures, including jewelery, such as a gold, diamond and sapphire snuff box, diamond watches, chalices, table services, armour, tapestries, dresses and portraits of her and her courtiers." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Catherine the Great and her age, by Dr. G. N. Komelova; The architecture of St. Petersburg in the time of Catherine the Great, by Dr. G. N. Komelova; Fine art, by Augusta Pobedinskaya; Applied arts, by Tamara Kudriavtseva; Russian culture and science, by Irina Uchanova; Commemorative medals, by Yevgeniya Schukina; Literary publications in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great, by Olga Zimina.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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- Title
- Catherine the Great: Treasures of Imperial Russia from the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
- Author
- Komelova, Galina, et al. (Curated by)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0904866920
- ISBN 13
- 9780904866926
- Publisher
- State Hermitage Museum
- Place of Publication
- Leningrad
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Museums; Russian & Slavic; European / 5. Baroque & Rococo;
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