Shalva Amiranashvili - Medieval Georgian Enamels of Russia

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this illustrated history of the Medieval Georgian enamels of Russia. First translated edition. Illustrated with sixty-four tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed history of the art of enameling on gold from the production of the kingdom of Georgian in Medieval times. With icons, reliquaries, crosses and medallions being some of the world's oldest and finest examples of this craft. This volume intends to give a complete picture of the enamels in the Georgian National Museum of Fine Arts, which has one of the richest collections in the world. Written by Shalva Amiranashvili, a Georgian art historian and one of the first to have engaged in systematic scholarly treatment of the art of Georgia. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Light sunning to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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