From Forest to Steppe: The Russian Art of Building in Wood - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478028246ISBN-10:1478028246UPC:9781478028246Book Category:Photography, History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Russia, HistoryBook Topic:Architectural & Industrial, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Size:12.20 x 9.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:4.8039Product ID:SC8D7RNDEZ
Throughout Russian history, local craftsmen have shown remarkable skill in fashioning wood into items of daily use, from bridges and street paving to carts and boats to household utensils and combs. Russia has the largest forested zone on the planet, so its architecture was also traditionally made from timber. From homes to churches to forts, Russian buildings are almost all, underneath,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478028246ISBN-10:1478028246UPC:9781478028246Book Category:Photography, History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Russia, HistoryBook Topic:Architectural & Industrial, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Size:12.20 x 9.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:4.8039Product ID:SC8D7RNDEZ
William Craft Brumfield is Professor of Slavic Studies at Tulane University. Brumfield began photographing Russia in 1970 and is the foremost authority in the West on Russian architecture. He is the author, editor, and photographer of numerous books, including Journeys Through the Russian Empire: The Photographic Legacy of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Architecture at the End of the Earth:...
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