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Britannia and Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars
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Brian Allen Natalya Abramova

Britannia and Muscovy

English Silver at the Court of the Tsars

Brian Allen,  Natalya Abramova,  Irina Zagarodnaya

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English
Yale University Press
28 July 2006
Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)
This superbly illustrated book accompanies an exhibition of thirty objects from the exceptional collection of English silver in the Moscow Kremlin Museums, where the world's greatest surviving group of English sixteenth- and seventeenth-century silver is housed. Much of the silver from this period was melted down during the English Civil War, making the pieces at the Kremlin exceedingly rare and historically important. The silver items-a large water pot with snake-shaped handle and spout, a flat drinking cup, a magnificent flagon shaped like a leopard, and more-exemplify the developing ties between England and Russia. Some pieces were brought to Russia as diplomatic gifts, some were presented by English trading agents, while others were purchased for the Tsar's Treasury. Setting these silver treasures in fuller context, the catalogue also features precious objects made by Russian craftsmen, a group of English firearms from the Kremlin collection, and portraits, engravings, books, and maps that illuminate the important diplomatic and commercial exchanges that were taking place between the two countries. In addition to essays by Kremlin curators Natalya Abramova, Elena Yablonskaya, and Irina Zagarodnaya, the catalogue will include writings by Paul Bushkovitch, Olga Dmitrieva, Philippa Glanville, Maija Jansson, and Edward Kasinec.

Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art

Exhibition Schedule:

The Gilbert Collection, London (mid-October, 2006 – January 2007)

Yale Center for British Art (May 25 – September 10, 2006)
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Imprint:   Yale University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 241mm,  Spine: 3mm
Weight:   1.610kg
ISBN:   9780300116786
ISBN 10:   0300116780
Pages:   304
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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