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Moscow, treasures and traditions, Mikhail M. Allenov [and others] ; introduction by W. Bruce Lincoln

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Moscow, treasures and traditions, Mikhail M. Allenov [and others] ; introduction by W. Bruce Lincoln

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-207)

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illustrations

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Moscow

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catalogsbibliography

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20992205

Responsibility statement

Mikhail M. Allenov [and others] ; introduction by W. Bruce Lincoln

Sub title

treasures and traditions

Summary

Moscow, the cultural heartland of Russia - Icons - Rusian jewelry - Vessels of traditions (the Kovsh) - Metalwork - The art of His Majesty's armorers - Russian orders and medals - Ecclesiastical textiles - Fashions and finery - Porcelain of the Moscow region - Moscow painting - Avant-Garde (Russian art, 1910-1990) - Rulers of Russia since 1462 - Political leaders, 1917-1985

Table Of Contents

Moscow : the cultural heartland of Russia / W. Bruce Lincoln -- Between heaven and earth : the external beauty of Moscow icons / Tatyana V. Tolstaya -- The golden age of Russian jewelry : Moscow metalwork, 1500-1800 / Irina A. Bobrovnitskaya -- Vessels of tradition : the kovsh / Julie Emerson -- A flowering of Russian style : Moscow metalwork, 1800-1910 / Galina G. Smorodinova -- A coat of mail and cold steel : the art of his majesty's armorers / Alexey K. Levykin -- "The tsar's highest favor" : Russian orders and medals / Valentina M. Nikitina -- "Gladdening the spirit" : a treasury of ecclesiastical textiles / Inna I. Vishnevskaya -- Spinning gold from Moscow threads : fashions and finery / Olga G. GordeevaHallmarks of perfection : porcelain of the Moscow region / Katrina V.H. Taylor -- Capital without a court : Moscow painting, 1700-1910 / Mikhail M. Allenov -- From avant-garde to avant-garde : Russian art, 1910-1990 / John E. Bowlt

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