Imperial Saint Petersburg : from Peter the Great to Catherine II /

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Imprint:Milan : Skira, 2005.
Description:320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5604002
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Other authors / contributors:Montclos, Brigitte de
ISBN:8876240160 (hbk.)
Table of Contents:
  • From the ancient Moscovy to the new Russia / B. de Montclos
  • A city to be built, a society to emerge / B. de Montclos
  • St. Petersburg seen through engravings / D. V. Lioubin
  • Peter the Great / V. A. Fedorov
  • St. Petersburg, imperial city / D. V. Lioubin
  • Catherine II, the "Semiramis du Nord" / A. Soloviev
  • The architectural models from the Russian fine arts academy / V. I. Bogdan, F. Savinova and A. Alexeeva
  • Russian gold- and silver-work in the 18th century / I. Zavadskaia
  • Catherine II and the European decorative arts / T. V. Rappe
  • Tula, the city of master craftsmen / M. N. Kosareva
  • Decorative arts during the era of Catherine II / T. V. Koudriavtseva
  • Catherine II, the collector / N. Serebrinnaia.