The splendor of St. Petersburg : art & life in late imperial palaces of Russia / Thierry Morel & Elizaveta Renne ; photography by Stanislav Lutfirahmanov.
By: Morel, Thierry [author.].
Contributor(s): Renne, E. P. (Elizaveta Pavlovna) [author.] | Lutfirakhmanov, Stanislav [photographer.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, ©2019Description: 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 x 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780847864522.Other title: Splendor of Saint Petersburg.Subject(s): Palaces -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg | Buildings | Palaces | Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Russia (Federation) -- Saint PetersburgGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA7771.S25 M67 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015613 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.
The Vladimir Palace -- The Marble Palace -- The Polovtsov Palace -- The Stroganov Palace -- The Yusupov Palace.
"An unprecedented tour of the most stunning and architecturally significant palatial homes of Russia's nobility ... From the world-renowned Yusupov Palace, where Prince Felix Yusupov, famous for killing Rasputin, carried out his courtly duties, to the Polovtsov Palace, its unassuming facade concealing one of the most spectacular interiors of St. Petersburg, these residences are an integral part of Russian history"--Dust jacket flap.