Istoriya Russkogo Iskusstva Tom 2/1 Iskusstvo 20-60-kh Godov XII Veka / History of Russian Art, Volume 2/1: Art from the 20s-60s of the XIIthe Century
Moskva: Gos. Inistitut Iskusstvoznaniya, 2012. Hardcover. Grey boards with copper metallic and dark grey Cyrillic lettering; Navy blue cloth spine. 461 pp. with several color plates and bw drawings. NF. Small museum ex-lib. inventory bar code inside back cover and slight bumping to cover corners and top/bottom edges. O/W pristine and tight. Item #146909
ISBN: 9785982870490
Text in Russian. Volume 2, Part 1 from the 22-Volume series History of Russian Art (main author, A.I. Komech). A very scholarly work with essays by 3 authors: Architecture from the First Half to the Middle of the XII Century. Painting from the Middle of the 1120s to the Beginning of the 1160s; and Ornaments and Other Elements in the Painting and Decoration of the Middle of the 1120s to the Beginning of the 1160s. All include bw architectural drawings/diagrams and/or lush color illus. Appendices include List of Abbreviations, References, List of Illustrations, Index of Names, Subject-Subject Index, List of Illustrations. This particular volume centers on churches and monasteries and their (mostly) interior decoration, many of which are metalwork, wood carvings, and iconographic wall murals. Exterior views of each building, however, are shown, and some photos feature sculpted relief decoration. A stellar volume.
Price: $125.00