This expert survey provides a complete picture of the remarkable variety and magnificent wealth of the numerous forms in which art has expressed itself in Russia.
Tamara Talbot Rice, the greatest english authority on Russian art, has set out to cover the entire subject from its beginnings in tenth-century Kiev, the Byzantine-influenced cradle of Russian culture, to the post-revolutionary period, and death of the great patron, Diagilhev. Mrs Talbot Rice discusses sculpture, metalwork, jewellery, ceramics and folk-art - all of which make important contributions to the great cultural tradition of Russia.
Particular note must be made of the plates in this book since many of the photographs have been specially obtained from Russia and are reproduced here for the first time.