Russian Art and Art Objects in Russia, a Handbook, Vol. 1 Of 2

Download or read book Russian Art and Art Objects in Russia, a Handbook, Vol. 1 Of 2 written by Alfred Maskell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Russian Art and Art Objects in Russia, a Handbook, Vol. 1 of 2: To the Reproductions of Goldsmiths Work and Other Art Treasures From That Country in the South Kensington Museum Russian art is a subject which has so little occupied public attention, at least in England, so little is known amongst us con cerning it, and so scanty is the information to be gathered from the few notices which exist in our language, that the question whether or not there is a Russian art, distinct and national, has probably entered into the minds of very few persons to consider. Yet those who have given the inquiry the attention it deserves, who have patiently endeavoured to trace the influences which (from the geographical position Of the country) have been brought to bear upon the various races roaming over or inhabiting, under one designation or another, the Russia of to-day, will probably have decided that there is an art, Russian and national and they may further have been enabled to define those characteristics which give it a distinct style, and also trace the various sources whence they may have sprung. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.