Bartsch, Joel A.; Field Museum of Natural History; Houston Museum of Natural Science; Gosudarstvennye Muzei Moskovskogo Kremlia Kremlin Gold : 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels , Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.,: Harry N. Abrams, 2000.

Illustrated by Numerous Colour Photographs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No DJ. Folio 0810966956 Green cloth spine over illustrated boards. Bright gilt titling on spine. Small clean label on f.paste down. No ownershi inscription. Numerous colour photographs. 206 pages clean and tight. An icon cover encrusted with rubies and sapphires. A miter festooned with pearls and gold. Two imperial Easter eggs from the Faberge workshop. These are just a few of the objects on view in this breathtaking book of Russian treasures.The companion volume to a major exhibition opening at The Houston Museum of Natural Science and traveling 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 (Book ref. 125365 )  £ 20.00

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