Slavs of Europe and Peoples of Russia | 2008

Description

Book Title: Slavyane Yevropy i Narody Rossii k 140-letiyu pervoy etnograficheskoy vystavki 1867 goda
Translation: Slavs of Europe and Peoples of Russia on the Occasion of the 140th Anniversary of the First Ethnographic Exhibition in 1867
Author: various
Language(s): Russian
Published: Saint Petersburg, Russia – 2008
Format & Size: Hardcover – 8.5″ x 12″
Pages: 256
Book Condition: like new; minor bump to cover corner
Description: Beautiful book presenting traditional folk costumes of the Slavic cultures of Europe and various peoples of Russia from the collections of the Russian Ethnography Museum in Saint Petersburg. The costumes shown were originally exhibited in 1867 and were restored and re-exhibited in 2007 along with original illustrations from the 19th century. Includes costumes from Russia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Poland, Czechia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Also examples the restoration of these costumes and other topics related to the original 1867 exhibition.