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STROGANOV, Sergei Grigor'evich, Count. Drevnosti Rossiiskago Gosudarstva. [Antiquities of the Russian State.] Moscow: A. Semena, 1849-53.
8 volumes comprising 6 volumes of text in 1, 8° (315 x 230mm.), and atlas volumes, 6 volumes in 7, large 2° (520 x 375mm.). Text with half-titles (occasional minor spotting). Atlas volumes with chromolithographic title and 6 section titles in Cyrillic, 6 plate lists in French, 508 chromolithographic and tinted lithographic plates after F.G. Solntsev, captions in Cyrillic and French. (Very occasional light spotting to margins.) Green morocco gilt, covers with broad gilt borders of flower roll-tools and rules, spines gilt, similarly tooled with stylised flower motifs, fawn morocco lettering pieces, gilt inner dentelles, g.e., by Wright. The set comprises:
I. Sviatye ikony, kresty, utvar' khramovaia [Icons, Crosses and Ornaments of the Church]. 1849. 8,43,175pp. text. Atlas with general title, section title, plate list and 112 plates.
II. Drevnii chin tsarskii, tsarskie utvari i odezhdy [Jewellery and Regalia of the Tsars]. 1851. [4],16, 119pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 101 plates.
III. Bronia, oruzhiia, karety i konskaia sbruia [Arms and Armour]. 1853. [4],26,152pp. text. Atlas in 2 volumes with 2 section titles, plate list and 147 plates.
IV. Drevnie velikokniazheskie, tsarskie, boiarskie i narodnye odezhdy, izobrazheniia i portrety [Costumes and Portraits of the Tsars and Court]. 1851. [4],2,88pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 37 plates.
V. Drevniaia stolovaia i domashniaia utvar' [Drinking Vessels and Table-pieces]. 1853. [4],4,20,108pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 72 plates.
VI. Pamiatniki drevnego russkogo zodchestva [Architecture and Designs]. 1853. [2],110,2pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 39 plates.
A very fine set of THE FIRST MAJOR PUBLICATION ON EARLY WORKS OF ART IN RUSSIA. The fine plates are superb examples of Russian lithography, and are accompanied by detailed descriptions in the text. S.G. Stroganov (1794-1882) was a state official and archaeologist. As a young man he served in the Army, and from 1827 to 1874 was President of the Society of Russian History and Antiquity, presiding over the commission of this publication. The work was sanctioned and financed by Nicolas I, and supervised by Stroganov, Zagoskin, Snegirev and Vel'tman. Complete copies of the work are rare. Fekula 6194; Obol'ianinov 724; Burtsev 337. (8)
8 volumes comprising 6 volumes of text in 1, 8° (315 x 230mm.), and atlas volumes, 6 volumes in 7, large 2° (520 x 375mm.). Text with half-titles (occasional minor spotting). Atlas volumes with chromolithographic title and 6 section titles in Cyrillic, 6 plate lists in French, 508 chromolithographic and tinted lithographic plates after F.G. Solntsev, captions in Cyrillic and French. (Very occasional light spotting to margins.) Green morocco gilt, covers with broad gilt borders of flower roll-tools and rules, spines gilt, similarly tooled with stylised flower motifs, fawn morocco lettering pieces, gilt inner dentelles, g.e., by Wright. The set comprises:
I. Sviatye ikony, kresty, utvar' khramovaia [Icons, Crosses and Ornaments of the Church]. 1849. 8,43,175pp. text. Atlas with general title, section title, plate list and 112 plates.
II. Drevnii chin tsarskii, tsarskie utvari i odezhdy [Jewellery and Regalia of the Tsars]. 1851. [4],16, 119pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 101 plates.
III. Bronia, oruzhiia, karety i konskaia sbruia [Arms and Armour]. 1853. [4],26,152pp. text. Atlas in 2 volumes with 2 section titles, plate list and 147 plates.
IV. Drevnie velikokniazheskie, tsarskie, boiarskie i narodnye odezhdy, izobrazheniia i portrety [Costumes and Portraits of the Tsars and Court]. 1851. [4],2,88pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 37 plates.
V. Drevniaia stolovaia i domashniaia utvar' [Drinking Vessels and Table-pieces]. 1853. [4],4,20,108pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 72 plates.
VI. Pamiatniki drevnego russkogo zodchestva [Architecture and Designs]. 1853. [2],110,2pp. text. Atlas with section title, plate list and 39 plates.
A very fine set of THE FIRST MAJOR PUBLICATION ON EARLY WORKS OF ART IN RUSSIA. The fine plates are superb examples of Russian lithography, and are accompanied by detailed descriptions in the text. S.G. Stroganov (1794-1882) was a state official and archaeologist. As a young man he served in the Army, and from 1827 to 1874 was President of the Society of Russian History and Antiquity, presiding over the commission of this publication. The work was sanctioned and financed by Nicolas I, and supervised by Stroganov, Zagoskin, Snegirev and Vel'tman. Complete copies of the work are rare. Fekula 6194; Obol'ianinov 724; Burtsev 337. (8)