Bibliograph

Architecture at the end of the earth, photographing the Russian North, text and photographs by William Craft Brumfield

Type

Label

Architecture at the end of the earth, photographing the Russian North, text and photographs by William Craft Brumfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Architecture at the end of the earth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

889642445

Responsibility statement

text and photographs by William Craft Brumfield

Sub title

photographing the Russian North

Summary

Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden and brick churches and homes in the region's ancient villages and towns still stand. Featuring nearly two hundred full color photographs of these beautiful centuries-old structures, Architecture at the End of the Earth is the most recent addition to William Craft Brumfield's ongoing project to photographically document all aspects of Russian architecture

Table Of Contents

Introduction : exploring the Russian North -- Into the forest : a note on the architectural heritage of the Russian North -- The western shore of the White Sea -- From the Vytegra region to the Mologa River -- Kargopol and its surrounding villages -- From Vologda to Veliky Ustiug -- Along the northern Dvina and beyond to the Arctic Circle -- Postscript: what will remain of the heritage of the Russian North?

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