Cracraft, James — The Petrine Revotion in Russian Architecture

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1988. First. Hardcover. Navy cloth/boards; gold spine lettering. Color photographic dj with white lettering on lilac spine. 372 pp. with 75 bw plates and 141 bw figures. A study of the cultural revolution initiated by Peter the Great, mainly how modern standards of architecture supplanted traditional norms in Russia following a massive injection of European expertise. Includes changes mades in shipbuilding, fortification, landscape architecture, town planning, ecclesiastical building and domestic building. - paraphrased from the dj. An excellent history and reference for the architect, the Russian history enthusiast and the architecture enthusiast. VG but with museum ex-lib. book plate and back inside pocket./VG but with museum ex-lib. stickers on lower spine.