Sobolev, N.N. Russian folk woodcarving. Under the general editorship of A.V. Lunacharsky and A.M. Efros.

Sobolev, N.N. Russian folk woodcarving. Under the general editorship of A.V. Lunacharsky and A.M. Efros.
Moscow - Leningrad ACADEMIA. 1934 477 p. In publishing hard cloth binding, Binding of B.V. Schwartz., 25.0x18.0 cm. With color and b/w illustrations.

In the book of Nikolay Nikolaevich Sobolev `Folk Woodcarving`, issues of architecture and decorative art related to the traditional material for our country - wood - are comprehensively considered. Typologically, the range of structures under study, works of art and products that form an object-spatial environment in their ensemble is very wide: residential, religious and utility buildings, vehicles (ships, carriages, sleighs), furniture, lighting fixtures, icons, round sculpture, objects of applied art (dishes, cutlery, spinning wheels, toys, etc.). The uniqueness of this work is the versatility of the art criticism analysis carried out in it (the development of construction equipment and wood processing technology, semantic issues, foreign influences, the life of various segments of the population, the relationship between artistic and functional aspects in the formation of the objects under consideration). Being a major scientific work, the book of N.N. Sobolev is intended not only for specialists (art historians, artists, architects), but also for a wide range of readers interested in the history of Russia and its art.

Condition: Good preservation. The binding is soiled, abrasions, one of the color illustrations is weakly held in the unbacked book.