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Russian splendor : sumptuous fashions of the Russian court

Title
Russian splendor : sumptuous fashions of the Russian court / in association with the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg ; translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.
Publication
New York : Skira/Rizzoli, 2016.

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Additional Authors
  • Piotrovskiĭ, M. B. (Mikhail Borisovich)
  • Bouis, Antonina W.
  • Vilinbakhov, G. V. (Georgiĭ Vadimovich), 1949-
  • Plotnikova, Yu. V.
  • Korshunova, Tamara Timofeevna
  • Tarasova, Nina
  • Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia), owning institution.
Description
437 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm
Summary
Prerevolutionary Russia was renowned for the glamorous and luxurious lifestyles of the nobility, with their opulent palaces and glittering social life. Now, this lavish volume reveals the incredible clothing they wore, from everyday dress and ceremonial attire to dress for special occasions, including elaborate evening wear for theater and musical events and fancy masquerade balls. Celebrated for luxurious materials and impeccable craftsmanship, the dress of the Russian nobility was haute couture at its finest. With beautiful photography and details highlighting the hand-spun silks and lace and jeweled embroideries, this book highlights the glamour of this gilded age and offers a fascinating window into a vanished world. Essays by Hermitage Museum curators, alongside historic Russian paintings and photographs, place the clothing in a historical context, revealing the rich cultural layers and artistic influences of czarist Russia.
Subjects
Note
  • "Catalog of the exhibition at the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, 17 May-21 September 2014"--Title page verso.
  • "Published with the approval of the Editorial Publication Board of the State Hermitage"--Title page verso.
Language (note)
  • In English, translated from the Russian.
Contents
Introduction / by Dr. Mikhail Piotrovsky -- Ceremonies and festivities at the imperial court / G.V. Vilinbakhov and E.A. Tarasova -- Ceremonial costumes of the Russian court in the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum / T.T. Korshunova and N.I. Tarasova -- Fashion and style at the Russian court / Yu. V. Plotnikova -- Traditions, ceremonies, rituals: Court costume of the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Church vestments ; Wedding ceremonies -- Social life: Ball and evening costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Masquerade costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; The 1903 masquerade at the Winter Palace ; Masquerade in the western European style ; Visiting and party costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Games and entertainment.
Call Number
JQF 16-1655
ISBN
  • 9780847849468
  • 0847849465
LCCN
2016945044
OCLC
939994579
Title
Russian splendor : sumptuous fashions of the Russian court / in association with the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg ; translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.
Publisher
New York : Skira/Rizzoli, 2016.
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Language
In English, translated from the Russian.
Added Author
Piotrovskiĭ, M. B. (Mikhail Borisovich), writer of introduction.
Bouis, Antonina W., translator.
Vilinbakhov, G. V. (Georgiĭ Vadimovich), 1949- writer of added text.
Plotnikova, Yu. V., writer of added text.
Korshunova, Tamara Timofeevna, writer of added text.
Tarasova, Nina, writer of added text.
Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia), owning institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 16-1655
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