Treasures of the Czars : from the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin : presented by Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg

Treasures of the Czars from the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin, presented by the Florida International Museum, was an important and long-awaited event in the lives of two nations - Russia and the United States of America. Hundreds of art objects formed an exhibit brought directly from the Kremlin Armory Museum in Moscow to the newly opened Florida International Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The unprecedented exhibition included glittering icons, golden chalices, pearl-encrusted gospel covers, ornamental crucifixes, rich imperial regalia and ecclesiastical vestments, plus weapons, armor, tapestries, textiles and toys. This book has high-quality color photographs of many of these wonderful items, accompanied by text by the Kremlin curators. This book features many of the remarkable works of art housed in the former armoury and other museums of the Moscow Kremlin, including Peter the Great's coronation crown, and Faberge's Tricentennial Easter Egg commissioned in 1913 by Nicholas II to celebrate 300 years of Romanov rule. Catalog Of An Exhibition At The Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla. Includes Index. Translated From The Russian.