"This wonderfully illustrated book will prove highly valuable for English speaking readers for whom there is so little available in English on the later period of Russian icon painting. The author brings meticulous art historical scholarship to the detailed description of Russian icons of the 17th,18th and 19th centuries some of which are published for the first time. Such icons are accessible to western collectors, auction houses and galleries and this book is an important contribution to understanding their historical context, their function and the aesthetic outlook of their creators."

Introduction

The Icons

Exhibitions & Literature

Abbreviations

Glossary

Index