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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Masterpieces of Jewish Art: Silver Ed. by A. Kantsedikas; transl. from English by L. Lezhneva
Moscow: Image, [1992] 383 p Serie: Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /home3/russianp/public_html/books/fullBookDetails.php on line 117
3 Hardcover. 12.5 x 20 cm ISBN: 5860440561 Language: Russian and English
Masterpieces of Jewish Art is a pictorial series of treasures in the countries of the NIS. Silver artifacts play a special role in the artistic heritage of the Jewish people. This volume deals with silver works in Jewish communities in old shtetls of Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and the Baltic states. According to the 1897 census, Jewish silversmiths made up about half of all jewelers of the Russian empire. The album introduces rare samples of their work. 145 color and 57 black-and-white illustrations. Parallel text in English and Russian. Glossy paper.