Konakovskiy fayans (Konakovsky Faience)
Moskva: Izd. Isobrazitelnoe Iskusstvo, 1978. Hardcover. White cloth with gold Cyrillic lettering on spine; 232 pp. with bw and color photographs throughout. VG+ interior but with general soiling to covers (they're white!) and museum ex-library and patroness book plates inside front cover. Item #140231
Text in Russian. Divided into 4 main sections by era: 1809-1870, 1870-1918, 1918-1945, and 1945-1975. With full text throughout. Addtional sections include: Notes, biographical information about the artists, accepted abbreviations, major artists in the M. I. Kalinina Konakovo faience factory (1934-1976), bibliography and list of illustrations. Lovely photos of colorful faience from many local factories and artists, often designed with folk themes.
Price: $30.00