DZHUNKOVSKII, Vasilii Iakovlevich
Nastavleniie o delanii faiansovoi posudy, po preporucheniiu Volnago Ekonomicheskogo obshchestva, iz dostovernykh opytnykh sochinenii [Instruction on Making Faience Ware, by Assignment of the Free Economic Society, from Reliable Experimental Works, Collected by a Member of the Society]
Nastavleniie o delanii faiansovoi posudy, po preporucheniiu Volnago Ekonomicheskogo obshchestva, iz dostovernykh opytnykh sochinenii. [Instruction on Making Faience Ware, by Assignment of the Free Economic Society, from Reliable Experimental Works, Collected by a Member of the Society]
Published/created in: 1814
£3,950
Extremely rare work, with no copy traced outside Russia. The first Russian book on faience, with an overview of the internatial state of knowledge in the field. Illustrated with a plate of an English oven. An attractive example, with contemporary provenance.
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Sbornik vizantiiskikh i drevne-russkikh ornamentov.
Published/created in: 1887
£1,500
The luxuriously crafted first edition of Prince Gagarin's study of medieval Russian and Byzantine ornaments, mostly taken from manuscripts and architectural landmarks. A complete copy.
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Russkie klady. Issledovaniie drevnostei velikokniazheskogo perioda. [Russian Treasures. A Study of Antiquities of the Grand Dukedom Period]. Vol. 1 [all published]
Published/created in: 1896
£6,500
Grand Duke Alexey's copy of the first scholarly work on ancient Russian jewelry: an excellent example of the first edition, finely illustrated.
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Opisanie starinnykh tsarskikh utvarei, odezhd, oruzhiia, ratnykh dospekhov i konskago pribora. [Description of Ancient Royal Utensils, Clothes, Weapons, Military Armour and Horse Gear]
Published/created in: 1865
£1,450
A detailed research on the royal dresses of Russia before Peter the Great, especially during the 17th century, with extensive scholarly remarks and definitions. Finely illustrated, complete first edition; this copy interleaved. Scarce - no copies traced in the USA nor at auction outside Russia.
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Eesti rahvariie ja ornament. Le vêtement estonien national et l'ornement. The Estonian National Dress and Design….
Published/created in: 1926
£2,750
Fine example of this large, uncommon book, presenting beautiful ornaments in chromolithography.
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