Jewels of the Tsars

副标题: The Romanovs and Imperial Russia

ISBN: 9780865651715

出版社: Vendome Press

出版年: 2006-10-17

页数: 192

定价: USD 55.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

The worlds fascination with the Russian imperial family endures, and with this stunning book a new spotlight is added. "Jewels of the Tsars," the first book to examine the familys unparalleled collection, is illustrated with extraordinary photographs taken under special conditions at the Kremlins Diamond Fund, and accompanied by 18th- and 19th-century portraits and photographs of the Tsars, their families, and their court. Prince Michael of Greece, a Romanoff descendant, writes with an insiders knowledge of his familys passion for rare and beautiful jewels, and their place in the troubled history of Imperial Russia.