The Russian Museum : a centennial celebration of a national treasure / the State Russian Museum ; [a...
The Russian Museum : a centennial celebration of a national treasure / the State Russian Museum ; [a...
The Russian Museum : a centennial celebration of a national treasure / the State Russian Museum ; [authors of text, Vladimir Gusyev, Yevgenia Petrova ; translation from the Russian, Kenneth MacInnes].
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Publisher
St. Petersburg : Palace Editions ; New York : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
NQ709.43/10
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English
Russian
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Physical content
263 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm.
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Publisher
St. Petersburg : Palace Editions ; New York : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1998.
Date Published
1998.
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State Reference Library Copy: to be issued in supervised area.
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Summary
Founded in Saint Petersburg in 1898 by Czar Nicholas II, the Russian Museum was established to offer the public an unmatched treasure: a complete history of the country's arts, from superb medieval icons to the most interesting provocations of the emerging avant-garde.
This book, published to celebrate the centennial of the founding of the Russian Museum, offers a panoramic view of the great sweep of Russian art and reveals the extraordinary variety of the Museum's holdings. Important highlights of the collection of more than 5,000 icons are fully illustrated and discussed. Also documented are the accomplishments...
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Full title
The Russian Museum : a centennial celebration of a national treasure / the State Russian Museum ; [authors of text, Vladimir Gusyev, Yevgenia Petrova ; translation from the Russian, Kenneth MacInnes].
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NQ709.43/10
Record Identifier
74VMjB48082b
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ISBN
5900872440 (Russia)
9783930775361 (Germany)
3930775360 (Germany)
9780810963573 (Abrams)
0810963574 (Abrams)
9785900872445 (Russia)
DDC
709.430744721
MMS ID
991001254749702626
