903 - Europe - Russia - Boutovsky, Victor de. History of Russian Ornament from the 10th to the 16th Century Based on Manuscripts. - Istoriia russkago ornamenta s X po XVI stolietie po drevnim rukopisiam. 2 volumes. With 200 (100 color, 100 tinted) lithographic plates. Paris and Moscow, A. Morel, 1870–1872. 2 leaves, 26 pp. (Russian text); 2 leaves, 28 pp. (French text). 46 x 33 cm. Unbound in original half-linen folders with closure cords; Volume 1 with mounted title label on the cover, Volume 2 printed (rubbed, bumped, and slightly stained; joints loose).

Europe - Russia - Boutovsky, Victor de. History of Russian Ornament from the 10th to the 16th Century Based on Manuscripts. - Istoriia russkago ornamenta s X po XVI stolietie po drevnim rukopisiam. 2 volumes. With 200 (100 color, 100 tinted) lithographic plates. Paris and Moscow, A. Morel, 1870–1872. 2 leaves, 26 pp. (Russian text); 2 leaves, 28 pp. (French text). 46 x 33 cm. Unbound in original half-linen folders with closure cords; Volume 1 with mounted title label on the cover, Volume 2 printed (rubbed, bumped, and slightly stained; joints loose). A monumental work on Byzantine-Russian ornamentation from the 10th to the 16th century. From the editor’s preface (translated): "Thus, the work consists of two distinct parts: the historical part, which reproduces exact, full-size facsimiles of ancient ornaments, and the didactic part, which presents the ornamental motifs that can be derived from them in a linear sequence. Each of these two parts consists of one hundred plates, arranged in the same chronological order and offering a complete history of Byzantine-Russian ornamentation." - Russian text at the beginning has a faint water stain along the margin; plates are slightly browned, with occasional small marginal stains; overall in good condition. *