THE GLORIOUS EPOCH OF BEADS IN RUSSIA 168 pages Format 21 x 29 cm Hard cover Finely decorated elegant book tells about the history of beads craft and its kinds, about symbolism and themes of beads works. Especially explicitly, with numerous examples from belles-letters, it narrates about the place, this craft occupies in Russia. More than 160 illustrations introduce beads embroidered pictures, icons, bags, glass-holders, tobacco-pouches, chimney screens, furniture lining etc. To create these charming objects many seamstresses worked laboriously, putting into them subtle taste, their own comprehension of beauty, a part of their soul. RUSSIAN ISBN 5-89164-143-7 ENGLISH ISBN 5-89164-144-5

THE GLORIOUS EPOCH OF BEADS IN RUSSIA (#160)

THE GLORIOUS EPOCH OF BEADS IN RUSSIA 168 pages Format 21 x 29 cm Hard cover Finely decorated elegant book tells about the history of beads craft and its kinds, about symbolism and themes of beads works. Especially explicitly, with numerous examples from belles-letters, it narrates about the place, this craft occupies in Russia. More than 160 illustrations introduce beads embroidered pictures, icons, bags, glass-holders, tobacco-pouches, chimney screens, furniture lining etc. To create these charming objects many seamstresses worked laboriously, putting into them subtle taste, their own comprehension of beauty, a part of their soul. RUSSIAN ISBN 5-89164-143-7 ENGLISH ISBN 5-89164-144-5