The Bells of Russia :History and Technology ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle :History and Technology

Publication series :Princeton Legacy Library

Author: Williams Edward V.;;;  

Publisher: Princeton University Press‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781400854639

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691091310

Subject: G894 private collection;J6 Music;J609.9 music genre and its study;J647.695 jazz ensemble;K History and Geography;K85 Archaeology

Keyword: 音乐,历史、地理

Language: ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author's Explanatory Notes

Part II. Bells in Russian History

Part III. Russian Encounters with the West

Part IV. The Russian Bell and Bell Founding in Russia

Part V. The Great Bells of Moscow

Appendices

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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