Emile Kerssemakers – Antiquarian Books
Софійський заповідник у Києві = Sofiysky zapovidnyk u Kyevi = The Sofia Preserve in Kyiv. – Кресальний, М.Й. = Kresalny, M.Y.

Book number: 84040

Софійський заповідник у Києві = Sofiysky zapovidnyk u Kyevi = The Sofia Preserve in Kyiv.

Кресальний, М.Й. = Kresalny, M.Y.

Державне видавництво літератури з будівництва і архітектури УРСР = Derzhavne vydavnytstvo literatury z budivnytstva i arkhitektury URSR, Київ = Kyiv, 1960

€ 125,00

29 x 23 cm, hardcover (cloth), approx. 428 pages, text in Ukrainian and Russian (parallel title pages), with many b&w and some colour illustrations of mosaics, frescoes and architectural details. Aged toned, in very good condition, see pictures.

Architectural-historical essay on the Sophia Preserve in Kyiv, covering the cathedral's architecture, mosaics, frescoes, carved stone, marble, tombs, and the 17th–18th century architectural ensemble. Published in both Ukrainian and Russian with facing title pages. Richly illustrated with colour plates by artist V. Bubach. [Transliteration and translation: AI-assisted; unverified.]