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001 2007049635
003 DLC
005 20081006164908.0
008 071204s2008 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007049635
020 $a9781400065509 (alk. paper)
020 $a140006550X (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn176952126
035 $a(OCoLC)176952126
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae-ru---
050 00 $aNK7398.F32$bF28 2008
082 00 $a739.2092$222
100 1 $aFaber, Toby,$d1965-
245 10 $aFabergé's eggs :$bthe extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire /$cToby Faber.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2008.
300 $axvi, 302 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-286) and index.
520 $aThe Easter presents that Russia's last two czars gave to their czarinas have become synonymous with privilege, beauty, and an almost provocative uselessness. They are perhaps the most redolent symbols of the old empire's phenomenal craftsmanship, of the decadence of its court, and of the upheavals that brought about its inevitable downfall. Faberge's Eggs is the first book to recount the remarkable story of these masterpieces, taking us from the circumstances that inspired each egg's design, through their disappearance in the trauma of revolution, to their eventual reemergence in the global marketplace.
600 10 $aFabergé, Peter Carl,$d1846-1920.
610 20 $aFabergé (Firm)
650 0 $aFabergé eggs.
600 30 $aRomanov, House of$xArt patronage.