Britannia and Muscovy
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English Silver at the Court of the Tsars
Natalya Abramova and Irina Zagarodnaya
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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.
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)
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
The Gilbert Collection, London (mid-October, 2006 – January 2007)
Yale Center for British Art (May 25 – September 10, 2006)
"A scholarly and important contribution to the history of English silver in the 16th and 17th centuries. . . . This volume should be strongly considered by every school, university, and public library."—Library Journal
"A useful and very accessible contribution. . . . Capably written, beautifully and imaginatively illustrated, and very handsomely packaged, Britannia & Mucovy is an admirable product of and argument for increased culutral exchange and scholarly cooperation."—Kenneth L. Ames, Studies in the Decorative Arts
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title from 2007
ISBN: 9780300116786
Publication Date: July 28, 2006
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art
Publication Date: July 28, 2006
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art
304 pages, 9 1/2 x 10
45 b/w + 200 color illus.
45 b/w + 200 color illus.
