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| Genre/Form: | Exhibitions Expositions |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Treasures of Catherine the Great. (2000-2001 : Somerset House, London) Treasures of Catherine the Great. London : Thames & Hudson, c2000 (OCoLC)606606626 |
| Named Person: | Catherine, Empress of Russia; Catherine, Empress of Russia; Catherine, impératrice de Russie |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
M B Piotrovskiĭ; Catherine, Empress of Russia; Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) |
| ISBN: | 0500975973 9780500975978 0810967324 9780810967328 |
| OCLC Number: | 50598412 |
| Notes: | At head of title: State Hermitage Museum, Hermitage Development Trust. Produced to coincide with the exhibition, Treasures of Catherine the Great held at the Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, Nov. 25, 2000 to Sept. 23, 2001. Abrams issue printed with front and back cover illustrations reversed from Thames & Hudson issue. |
| Description: | 255 p. : col. ill., col. ports. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Mikhail Piotrovski -- Foreword / Lord Rothschild -- Catherine the Great -- Empress of All the Russias / Mikhail Piotrovski -- Visiting Masterpieces. Short Reference Guide & Historical Outline -- Gallery 2: Biography of an Empress. Catherine's Life / Geraldine Norman. Catalogue. Objets de Vertu at the Imperial Court / Olga Kostyuk. Catalogue -- Gallery 3: Cameo Fever. "An Imperial Affair" / Yulia Kagan and Oleg Neverov. Catalogue -- Corridor: A Passion for Antiquities. "The most perfect Beauty" / Anna Trofimova and Valery Shchevchenko. Catalogue -- Gallery 4: Patron of the Arts and Crafts. "Catherine II Rewarding Art and Protecting Commerce" / Natalya Guseva. Catalogue -- Gallery 5: China and Chinoiserie. Oriental Rooms and Catherine's Chinese Collections / Maria Menshikova. Catalogue. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Mikhail B. Piotrovski. |
Abstract:
"Catherine the Great, eighteenth-century Empress of Russia, is renowned as one of history's most voracious and astute collectors. This volume illustrates Catherine's most personal treasures, offering an intimate insight into her life, her taste, and her passions."--BOOK JACKET.
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