The Hermitage : the biography of a great museum
Norman, Geraldine1999
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The Hermitage was founded by Catherine the Great in 1764 to house her collection of paintings and antiquities. It survived the Revolution, and to it were added great confiscated art collections formerly in private hands.
Main title:
The Hermitage : the biography of a great museum / Geraldine Norman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 1999.
Collation:
xiv, 386p., [32]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-367) and index.
ISBN:
9780712665919 (pbk)
Dewey class:
708.721
Local class:
708.721
Language:
English
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BRN:
228000