Byzantine Art in the Collections of Soviet Museums

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / Aurora Art Publishers, 1978. Hardcover. Gray cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover; white & color illustrated dust jacket, illustrated flyleaves, 338 pp., 131 BW illustrations and 188 color illustrations, 2 fold-outs. Issued in plain tan cardboard slipcase. VG/VG. Item #156391
ISBN: 9780810907263

"Extraordinarily elegant, colorful, sensual, Byzantine art quickly lures the viewer into its world. This volume with illustrations in color, was produced in the Soviet Union, whose museums contain the most comprehensive collections of Byzantine art in the world. Among the treasures chosen for reproduction in this book are specimens of the art of painting, of sculpture, and of the minor arts: silver and bronzework, goldwork, jewelry and glyptics, wood- and ivory-carving, cloisonne enamels, textiles, embroidery, and ceramics." (dj) Introduction and notes on the plates by Alice Bank ; [translated from the Russian by Inna Sorokina ; photos. by Lydia Tarasova].

OCLC: 3631035

Price: $40.00

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