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Hermitage Fine Art

889 - POKROVSKI, N.V. (1848–1917)
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
POKROVSKI, N.V. (1848–1917) The Gospel in Iconographic Monuments, Primarily Byzantine and Russian. St Petersburg: Printing Office of the Department of Appanages, 1892. [4], LXI, 496 pp.: ill.; 12 plates; 34.5 x 25.5 cm. With 226 illustrations in the text and 12 plates. Contemporary half-leather binding. Good condition. Wear to the binding, a tear along the back endpaper, slight soiling, foxing, and a bookseller’s label on the back endpaper. Coat-of-arms ex-libris of the English archaeologist, art historian and Byzantinist David Talbot Rice (1903–1972) on the endpaper. A seminal and unrivalled work in its field by Nikolai Vasilievich Pokrovsky (1848–1917), one of the founders of Russian ecclesiastical archaeology and a historian of Christian art, who sets out to explain, from the perspective of ecclesiastical archaeology, the depictions of the Gospel narrative in Byzantine and Russian art. The author analyses in detail the development of the major themes of Christianity based on the earliest Byzantine and Slavic artefacts: catacomb paintings, icons, frescoes, illuminated manuscripts and others. First edition. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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