Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels by Joel A. Bartsch
folio. pp. 206. 310 illustrations (244 in full colour). hardcover boards. printed acetate dw. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition.
New in partially opened shrink wrap.
ISBN-10: 0810966956 / ISBN-13: 9780810966956
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Forewords by Irina Rodimtseva, Truett Latimer, and John W. McCarter, Jr.
The companion volume to a major exhibition opening at The Houston Museum of Natural Science and travelling to The Field Museum, Chicago, Kremlin Gold showcases 120 of the most spectacular objects in the Moscow-Kremlin State Armory Museum. Many of these works, considered national treasures, have never before been seen in the West, and some have never even been displayed in Russia.
Ranging from 11th-century icons to contemporary masterworks, from the buried gold of the Riazan hoard to objects created in the Kremlin's own workshops, these pieces highlight every facet and every era of Russian jewelry-making, and make this book a stunning gift for anyone interested in Russian history and culture.
310 illustrations, 244 in full color, 9 x 12"