Author: Papi, Stefano:
Title: The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family and Court.
Description: October 2013. 24 x 32 cm), 352 pp. English text, 337 ills., hardcover ¶ This is a revised and expanded edition of the magnificent and succesful survey of the Romanovs jewels, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Romanovs dynasty in 1613. It book surveys one of the worlds most important collections of jewelry, that of the Imperial Romanov family, rulers of Russia for more than three centuries. Through his work at Sothebys and Christies and his own extensive research, the author Stefano Papi has spent years unravelling the mysteries of the Russian imperial jewels. He uncovers the fascinating stories behind the jewels and the people, and takes us through the golden years, and after the Revolution.The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time of elegance and extravagance for Russias ruling tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these tastes more apparent than in the imperial jewels. The revised edition has 48 more pages than the first and includes some 50 additional images of jewels as well as contextual photographs.
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Title: The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family and Court.
Description: October 2013. 24 x 32 cm), 352 pp. English text, 337 ills., hardcover ¶ This is a revised and expanded edition of the magnificent and succesful survey of the Romanovs jewels, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Romanovs dynasty in 1613. It book surveys one of the worlds most important collections of jewelry, that of the Imperial Romanov family, rulers of Russia for more than three centuries. Through his work at Sothebys and Christies and his own extensive research, the author Stefano Papi has spent years unravelling the mysteries of the Russian imperial jewels. He uncovers the fascinating stories behind the jewels and the people, and takes us through the golden years, and after the Revolution.The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time of elegance and extravagance for Russias ruling tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these tastes more apparent than in the imperial jewels. The revised edition has 48 more pages than the first and includes some 50 additional images of jewels as well as contextual photographs.
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Price: EUR 67.50 = appr. US$ 73.36 Seller: Scriptum Art Books v.o.f.
- Book number: 5592
- Book number: 5592
See more books from our catalog: Juwelen & edelstenen / Jewellery & Gemstones