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RUSSIAN ANTIQUITIES -- Drevnosti rossiiskago gosudarstva [Antiquities of the Russian State, published with the highest authority]. St. Petersburg: A. Semen, 1849-53.
Parts 1-4 only (of 6) in two volumes, large 2° (518 x 375mm). Chromolithograph titles and 397 plates by F. Dreger after F. Solntsov. (Spotted, without text.) Contemporary maroon morocco (worn, lacks spines). Comprises part 1 Icons and Church vestments and utensils, 112 plates; part 2 Imperial regalia and clothing, 101 plates; part 3 Arms and Armour, carriages and horse tackle, 147 plates; part 4 Costumes of Great Princes, Tsars, Nobles and Peasants, portraits, 37 plates. This was the most detailed illustrations of Russian culture, edited by Count S.G. Stroganov, and finance by Nicholas I. Parts 5 and 6 were of domestic utensils and architecture. (2)
Parts 1-4 only (of 6) in two volumes, large 2° (518 x 375mm). Chromolithograph titles and 397 plates by F. Dreger after F. Solntsov. (Spotted, without text.) Contemporary maroon morocco (worn, lacks spines). Comprises part 1 Icons and Church vestments and utensils, 112 plates; part 2 Imperial regalia and clothing, 101 plates; part 3 Arms and Armour, carriages and horse tackle, 147 plates; part 4 Costumes of Great Princes, Tsars, Nobles and Peasants, portraits, 37 plates. This was the most detailed illustrations of Russian culture, edited by Count S.G. Stroganov, and finance by Nicholas I. Parts 5 and 6 were of domestic utensils and architecture. (2)