Lacquer Miniatures Kholui Masterpieces of Russian Folk Art Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1995

A monumental introduction to the different schools of Russian lacquer miniature. It contains works by the artists of Palekh, Mstera and Kholui who creatively developed the artistic techniques of Russian icon-painting. It includes the different tradition of Fedoskino, with its roots in 18th-and early-19th-century classical Russian painting and Russian folk art. Lavishly illustrated with 254 full colour deluxe plates. 295 pages. Dual text in Russian and English.