Aleksandr Preobrazenskij. A Glimpse Of Heavenly Splendour: XVII Century Icons. "The 17th century has been termed the 'autumn of medieval Russia'....whereas the West made its decisive step into the modern age in the 15th and 16th centuries through Humanism and the Renaissance, in contrast, Russia maintained a typically medieval system of throught until the end of the 17th century...the splendid icons published in this book, accompanied by an illuminating account of the period by Preobrazenskij." Originally published in Russian, and then translated into Italian in 2003. This English translation is by Anne Marie Swift. Printed and bound in Italy. Illustrated with 24 full page sized color plates and black and white illustrations with the text. Pauline Books & Media, 2003. 25 pages. Softcover (wraps) with a spiral binding. Oversized (12x13½). Light wear, slight corner curl, overall near fine text. Uncommon title. 
Levon Nersessjan. The Promise of the Kingdom: Icons of the XVI Century. Companion volume to above with color illustrations and extened text. Originally published in Russian, and then translated into Italian in 2002. This English translation is by Paschal Ryan. Printed and bound in Italy. Illustrated with 24 full page sized color plates and black and white illustrations with the text. Pauline Books & Media, 2002. 25 pages. Softcover (wraps) with a spiral binding. Oversized (12x13½). Light edge wear, slight corner curl, overall near fine text. Uncommon title. 
T. A. Kryuchkova. Irkutsk Baroque: Irkutsk Regional Arts Museum. Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia. Its history dates from 1652 with church-building beginning in 1706 with the construction of the Church of the Saviour. This was followed by the Church of the Epiphany and other churches. The style that predominated in this area is Baroque, the same style that originated in Western Europe and which spread to Ukraine and Belarus. It is the transitional style of Russian icon painting, marking the deliniation from the Middle Ages to the New Times. Baroque flourished in Irkutsk and this catalog, published with the help of banking money, is a very comprehensive overview. Coincidentally, many, if not most, of the "antique" Russian icons on the market since 1993 when capitalism became the driving force are from this time period. Hardcover, published in Moscow in 1993. 360 pages. Text in English and in Russian. Bibliography, list of artists, chronlogy, and more. Many full color illustrations. First blank page missing, otherwise very good. Light wear to dustjacket. 
Edited by Deacon Nikita Chakirov. Printed at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. Published with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret, the First Heirarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Jerusalem. Holy Land. Holy Mount Athos. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Color photos on every page of churches and shrines in Russia, USA, Europe, Jerusalem. A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR). NY: Russian Orthodox Church, 1970. Hardcover, pictorial boards, clear slipcover. Unpaginated (about 140). Very good, couple of gold labels front and back covers, otherwise near fine. 
I. Yarigina. The Russian Icon of late XVII-XIX cc.In 1989, the N. K. Roerich St. Petersurg School of the Arts celebrated its 150th anniversary. The school survived many upheavals and renamings, and in 1994, published this small but important catalog of an exhibition of mainly 19th century icons, with some 18th century. The icons depict what you would find in most Russian antique dealer catalogs and are mostly in the Baroque or Rococo styles. Text is in Russian, English, French, German, and Italian. Illustrations are in color and black and white and each icon is given a thematic and historical treatment. Hardcover with dustjacket. Limbus Press, 1st edition, 1994. In very good condition.  Click for a better view. |
V. Goncharenko and V. Narozhnaya. The Armoury Chamber. A Guidebook for the
Tourist Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1976. 181 pages. Small
hardcover, pictorial covers. IN ENGLISH. A nice guide to this area of the Kremlin, filled with photographs. [#RM-CO8] 1 only |
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Logvin, G.N. Reference and Travel Guide to the Monuments of Art and Architecture in Ukraine and Moldavia. Churches and structures from the 11th through the 20th century. Many black and white photos, maps. USSR (Moscow): Iskusstvo, 1982. Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar cover. Text in Russian only. 495pp. [#SBK-24] |
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N. A. Muzalevskaya. (Author, compiler.) Walking about Old Moscow.
Watercolours of XIX-The First Quarter of XX Centuries. Gravures of
XVII-XIX Centuries from the Collection of the Museum of History of
Moscow. Moscow: Interbook, 1996. Includes reproductions of 21
watercolors and 24 gravures, by K. I. Rabus, I. L. Kalmykov, F.
Durfeldt, and others. Text in Russian and English. [#RM-CI10] 1 only. |
 Click for a better view. | Grigori Logvine. Through Ancient Towns: Tchernigov
(Chernihiv), Novgorod-Seversky (Novhorod-Siversky), Glukhov (Hlukhiv)
and Putivl (Putyvl). {Russian Edition] The book describes the
artistic monuments of the ancient cities of Chernigov,
Novgorod-Seversky, Glukhov and Putyvl. It traces the overall development
of Ukrainian art and its connection with Russian culture.Also considered
are the small towns that lie along the route, as related to the history
of the main ancient cities.Leningrad: Isskustvo, 1980. 288 pages. IN
RUSSIAN. 150 black and white photo illustrations. Very good (minor soil,
wear), no jacket as issued. [#RM-CI12] 1 only. |
B. Fabritsky and I. Shmelev Treasures of Mediaeval Russia.
Wonderful photographic overview of Russia's finest architectural
treasures. Areas covered include Suzdal, Pskov, Novgorod, Alexandrov,
Smolensk, and much more. List of reproduced works at the end of the book. Over 250 mostly color illustrations and full color endpapers. 335 pages. Issued without dustjacket, front hinges loose,
marks to back free endpaper. Contents clean and tight. Brown cloth cover
to simulate tooled leather. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1974. [#RM-CI17] Sorry, sold |
 E. K. Guseva. A. Rublev in the Collection of the
State Tretyakov Gallery. (Andrei Rublev (Iz sobraniya Gosudarstvennoi
Tret`yakovskoi galerei.) IN RUSSIAN. 29 color illustrations, many full page. Contents clean and tight. Sotcover monograph, 48
pages. USSR (Moscow): Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo, 1990. [#ICB-OP58] |
Donald Attwater. The Dissident Eastern Churches. WI (Milwaukee)
Bruce, 1937. 349 pages. Covers the ancient Patriarchates (Antioch, Constantinople, etc.), Moscow, Serbian
and Rumanian Patriarchates, Greek Churches, Bulgaria and Church of
Poland plus Georgia, Albania, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and more. Many
photo illustrations, missing chart at back. Ex-library with all usual
markings, spine has been reinforced with clear book tape, wear to all extremities. Acceptable reading copy of scarce title. 
D. Konstantinow. Stations of the Cross. The Russian Orthodox Church 1970-1980. Intelligent and scholarly research into the ROC during the Soviet period. Softcover.
Canada: Zaria Publishing, 1984. 250 pages. Illustrated with photos. Near fine.
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