Journeys Through the Russian Empire: The Photographic Legacy of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky

Journeys Through the Russian Empire: The Photographic Legacy of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
ISBN-10
1478006021
ISBN-13
9781478006022
Category
History
Pages
536
Language
English
Published
2020
Author
William Craft Brumfield

Description

This lavishly illustrated volume features hundreds of full-color images of Russian architecture and landscapes taken by early-twentieth-century photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky juxtaposed against those of contemporary photographer and scholar William Craft Brumfield. Together their images document Russia's architectural, artistic, and cultural heritage.

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