The Bells of Russia - Edward V. Williams

The Bells of Russia

History and Technology
Buch | Softcover
298 Seiten
2014
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-61124-2 (ISBN)
49,85 inkl. MwSt
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia's bells--the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available p
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia's bells--the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. xi*Tables, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xv*Acknowledgments, pg. xvii*Author's Explanatory Notes, pg. xix*1. Voices of Ancient Trumpets, pg. 3*2. Holy Wood and Holy Iron, pg. 10*3. Bells in the Medieval World, pg. 20*4. The Rise of Bells in Russia, pg. 31*5. Bells in Muscovite Russia, pg. 44*6. Bells in Imperial Russia, pg. 57*7. Tower Clocks, pg. 69*8. Tuned Bells in Imperial Russia, pg. 81*9. The Russian Bell: Between Europe and Asia, pg. 97*10. The Russian Bell: From The Foundry to the Bell Tower, pg. 114*11. The Muscovite Crescendo in Bell Founding, pg. 135*12. The Tale of Tsar-Kolokol, pg. 148*13. The Last of Russia's Great Bells, pg. 166*14. Bronze Avatars of a Religio-Political Ideology, pg. 173*Appendices, pg. 177*Notes, pg. 187*Glossary, pg. 243*Bibliography, pg. 247*Index, pg. 259

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.7.2014
Reihe/Serie Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Gewicht 680 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Instrumentenkunde
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-691-61124-6 / 0691611246
ISBN-13 978-0-691-61124-2 / 9780691611242
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