Yerbury, AA General meeting, 31 October 1932, in ‘The Architectural Association Journal’, vol. He mentions in an article in The Architectural Association Journal that he ‘managed to gather a fairly interesting collection of books’ whilst on his travels, some of which were given to the AA Library – these journals may have been among them (see ‘Impressions of Russia’, by F.R. An exhibition of material collected by Yerbury in Russia was held at the AA from 1-24 November 1932. Yerbury, AA Secretary during the 1920s and 1930s, who visited the USSR in 1932. Less likely, the journals may have come from F.R. Richardson, who was an AA member and wrote on classic architecture in Russia in The Architectural Review in 19. They may possibly have been acquired from A. The provenance of the journal is unknown. The Library holds an incomplete run of the journal (no. The journal is entirely written in Russian, and was probably not very well read at the AA as there are several uncut pages. There are also many news items including information that the buildings of the Canadian parliament, Ottawa, had been destroyed by fire on 3 February 1916 (no.17 1916), and reports on Russia’s imperial military campaign including sketches of war-torn villages, trenches and fortifications (no.11, 1916). (Kindle e-ink books are only available on OverDrive) Create an account using your library card number for OverDrive or CloudLibrary. The Executive Editor was A.A.Staborovsky.ĭating from a year before the start of the Russian Revolution, the journal includes a range of illustrated articles on contemporary and historic architecture including the monuments and temples of Chinese Turkestan Byzantine churches a competition design for the resort town of Yevpatoria or Eupatoria, Crimea and a competition design for “an imperial university in a capital city”. Find an ebook in our catalog or on our ebook/eaudiobook provider's websites: OverDrive and CloudLibrary. Its title is ‘Architecture and Art Weekly’, published by the Imperial Academy of Arts (or possibly the Imperial Society of Architect- Artists) in Petrograd, Russia. Smal.A rare Russian periodical has come to light in the AA Library book storage area. A Paris, Pour Jean Longis, & Robert le r Mangnier, Libraires tenans leurs boutiques au Palais, en la gallerie ou on va a la cbancellerie. 2247 Thresor (le) Des Douze Livres D' Amadis De Gaule: as sauoir, les Harangues, Concions, Epistres, Complaintes, & autres choses les plus exellentes & dignes du lecteur Francois. 2246 Three Courses And A Dessert with fifty Illustrations by Cruikshank. A) Abre"ge des Revolutions de, l'anci ent Gouvernement Francais. (J.) Anecdotes accompanied with observa tions. Oregon and California in 1848 with an Appendix including recent information on the Subject of the Gold Mines of California. 8vo, half Turkey morocco, gilt back and top, mar-bled sides, uncut. J.) The Book of the Court exhibiting the Origin, peculiar Duties and Privileges of the several Ranks of the Nobility and Gentry, The Great Officers of State and members of the Royal Household. 2240 Thomson (J.L.) Historical Sketches of the late War between the United States and Great Britain Blended with Anecdotes. 8vo, half Turkey morocco, marbled sides and edges. And an Essay on the Plan and Character of the Poem by J. All residents of Indiana are eligible for a library card from the Indiana. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 8vo, half Turkey mor This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. And an Essay on the Plan and Character of the Poem by J. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
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