The Russian Ornament Sourcebook is a wonderful compendium of decorative details derived from ancient Russian manuscripts from the tenth to the sixteenth century.
The book starts with a brief history of Russian ornament by Maria Orlova, a member of the Russian Academy of Arts. The main body is divided in two parts; the first half containing hundreds of decorative motifs in full color arranged in chronological groups. The second half provides templates, which can be used for tracing or scanning details of the decorative elements.
The Russian Ornament Sourcebook is a valuable resource for art historians, graphic designers, calligraphy and typography lovers, manuscripts scholars and fans of Russian cultural heritage.
Text in English, Spanish, French and German.
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Maria Orlova is a member of the Academy of Arts and holds a doctorate in art history. Viktor Butovski was Director of the Stroganov School for Technical Drawing, Moscow.
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Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine copy in hardcover with near fine jacket. Bump to top fore-edge corner. Seller Inventory # 035670
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 335pp. 100 plates of Ornaments. 100 plates of Templates. Decorative endpapers. Brick red cloth w fine gilt lettering to spine. Very light shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding square and sound. Decorative DJ is clean, showing very small wear to top front corner, sunning to spine, preserved in archival cover. Folio: 337x263mm. 2.3kg before packaging. Introduction adapted from an article by Maria Alexeyevna Orlova. All text and captions in English, German, French, and Spanish. Based on the publication History of Russian Ornamental Design in Ancient Manuscripts from the Tenth to the Sixteenth Century, (Moscow, 1870). Seller Inventory # 041601
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Seller: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, 4to, pp.335. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, original dust jacket, all in Very Good condition. Includes extensive colour illustrations and 100 design templates. Seller Inventory # 037216
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Seller: Emile Kerssemakers ILAB, Heerlen, Netherlands
34 x 26 cm. Hardcover with dust jacket. 366 pages. Richly illustrated in colour. Introduction in English, Spanish, French and German. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned, otherwise very good condition, see picture. A comprehensive reference work on Russian ornamental design. 2304g. Seller Inventory # 84585
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