William Craft Brumfield

Architecture at the End of the Earth

Photographing the Russian North

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Produktbeschreibung

Featuring nearly two hundred full color photographs by William Craft Brumfield, this book documents the architecture of centuries-old wooden and brick churches, cathedrals and homes in the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 314mm x 238mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1730g
• ISBN-13: 9780822359067
• ISBN-10: 0822359065
• Artikelnr.: 41559525

Autorenporträt

William Craft Brumfield

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Exploring the Russian North 1
Into the Forest. A Note on the Architectural History of the Russian North
21
1. The Western Shore of the White Sea 29
2. From the Vytegra Region to the Mologa River 73
3. Kargopol and Its Surrounding Villages 115
4. From Vologda to Veliky Ustiug 151
5. Along the Northern Dvina and Beyond to the Arctic Circle 207
Postscript. What Will Remain of the Heritage of the Russian North? 243