The Russian Ornament Sourcebook 10th-16th centuries

33x24,5 cm., legatura in piena tela, titolo in oro al dorso, sopraccoperta, pp. 335, stupende tavole esplicative, in inglese, spagnolo, francese e tedesco, prima edizione, buone condizioni.

...presents a wonderful collection of details from ancient Russian manuscripts of the tenth to the sixteenth centuries. The first part contains hundreds of decorative motifs in full colour arranged in chronological groups. The second half provides templates which can be used for tracing or scanning in simple motifs...is a work of reference which will be indispensable for graphic artists, those who are passionate about calligraphy and typography, manuscript scholars and everyone who is interested in the history of Russian art...