Rare 1914 Russian Folk Art Collection Handicraft Exhibition Of Petrograd
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Russkoe narodnoe iskusstvo na vtoroj Vserossijskoj kustarnoj vystavke v Petrograde v 1913 g./ Russian folk art on the 2nd All-Russian handicraft exhibition in St. Petersburg in 1913 I do not read or speak Russian so translation of title might be a little off. This is an AMAZING pre-USSR era photography collection of folk art curated at the 1913 Stalingrad All-Russian Handicraft (?) Exhibition. Stunning pictures, color has held up VERY WELL for how old this book is. Very cool piece of pre-World War 1 / Russian revolution history documenting toy craft, weaving, & much more. Hardcover binding with gold gilt lettering & abstract patterning. 88 photographic plates in full color & black & white with short description sheets in Russian & French. Includes essays & plates of the individual branches from the exhibition; gold-embroidery, weaving, lace & jewelry. The spine & the outer cover is almost fully separated from the internal binding. The actual pages are quite well preserved although they are aging. This book is really delicate. The binding of the cover & collection pages is separating so the pages are at risk of falling out. More photos can be provided upon request. Rare 1914 Russian Folk Art Collection Handicraft Exhibition Of Petrograd

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