Author: DAVID ARMSTRONG
Title: Russian Lacquer Boxes - with Index of Subjects and Cyrillic Key
Description: Moscow: Forkis Publishers, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 5900308030. 88 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated in colour. "The first comprehensive collector's guide on the famous Palekh boxes and other miniature works of art produced by the inheritors of the great Russian icon tradition. Besides recounting the history of this unique art form and taking us to the handful of villages authorized to create it, the author provides a fully illustrated identification guide to the lacquer miniatures, making it simple for beginners and non-Russian speakers to identify the boxes. he also recounts the fairy stories and legends which form a backdrop to the work of Russia's finest artists." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Russian Lacquer Boxes - with Index of Subjects and Cyrillic Key Fairy Stories Legends Identification Miniatures Icons History Palekh Boxes. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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