Faberge: Imperial Jeweller

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Over 360 colour illustrations of works by Faberge. Over 100 black and white illustrations, many derived from Russian archives. Это каталог крупнейшей выставки изделий фирмы Faberge в Государственном Эрмитаже в 1993 г. Среди профессионалов книга считается лучшей как по описанию истории фирмы, так и по содержательному материалу (никогда не публиковавшиеся ранее архивные документы, рисунки, фотографии). Материалы о взаимоотношениях фирмы с Российским Императорским Домом и т.д. Книга содержит 360 иллюстраций работ фирмы Фаберже и более 100 черно-белых фотографий, найденных в архивных документах.

Издание на английском языке.

Убранство русского жилого интерьера XIX века