Masterpieces of Jewish Art; Bronze (volume 1)

The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, Moscow, No date. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. IV, 5-320 pages, introduction by publishers and notes. Illustrated endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous colour and sepia toned photographs and sepia tone illustrations. Square cameo photographic illustration to the front panel with gilt decoration. Gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners. Colour photographic dustwrapper, same illustration as for underlying board with yellow "textured" background with gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little ruffling to the dustwrapper edges and fading to the backstrip. " This book is the opening album of the "Masterpiece of Jewish Art " series, which is the first step toward placing the Jewish cultural heritage within the reach of the reading public. The series will highlight the major types of traditional Jewish art, the work of prominent Jewish professional artists and the way Jewish life is reflected in Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian and Polish art." -- from the introduction page 5. The first in the series about bronze art. The text is bilingual -- 1 side Russian, the other side English. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Art -- History and Theory; History -- Russia; Foreign-Language; Art & Design. ISBN: 586044012X. ISBN/EAN: 9785860440128. Inventory No: 0108194. . 9785860440128