Trudy Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha X: Kultura i Iskusstvo Narodov Vostoka 7
Leningrad: Isd. Sovetskiy Khudozhnik, 1969. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt Cyrillic lettering; 288 pp; bw photos throughout. VG-; clean but for a stamp/writing inside back cover; spine breaking between two title pages. Item #139348
Text in Russian. A catalogue, part of a series, of very early folk culture and art from various areas of the world. These are from the Hermitage collection. Included are the Amarna portrais, temples of Anahit, Sassanian textiles, Armenian manuscripts, copper and bronze ware from the 15th C., Turkish prayer rugs, Kirman blue and white ceramics, Japanese Buddhist paintings, and much more. Several close-up inscriptions, tables and more, including bw photographs. With a 7-page English summary at the back. An excellent resource.
Price: $150.00