Author: ODOM, ANNE
Title: Russian Enamels Kievan Rus to Faberge
Description: Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1996. Paperback. ISBN: 091188646X. Color Illustrations; 9.5 X 9.5 X 0.6 inches; 208 pages; Soft cover has black spine with spine lettering. Slight rubbing to covers. Lavishly illustrated with a b/w map and color photographs of gorgeous Russian Enamels. Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Walters Art Gallery and the Hillwood Museum, presented in Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1996- Feb. 23, 1997.' Russia's rich and varied tradition of enameling can be placed within the context of one of the earliest and most widely practiced forms of decoration. In the 11th century, Kiev closely adhered to the Byzantine traditions in producing the first Russian enamels. Progress was interrupted by the Mongol invasions in the 13th century. There was, however, a revival of the arts in the 16th century, and during the 17th century the Kremlin Armory in Moscow and various northern trading centers emerged as major bases for the manufacture of liturgical and secular enamels, while the program of westernization initiated by Peter the Great in the early 18th century attracted foreign artisans who brought their own techniques to the capital, St Petersburg...' Glossary; bibliography.. As New .

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