{"product_id":"rare-1987-soviet-book-beauty-by-your-own-hands-folk-crafts-s-gazaryan-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1987 Soviet Book: Beauty by Your Own Hands (Folk Crafts) – S. Gazaryan | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Classic Soviet Folk Craft Encyclopedia: \"Beauty by Your Own Hands\" by S. Gazaryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor folk art collectors, craft instructors, and artisans, this \u003cb\u003e1987 original Soviet hardcover volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic workshop guide to Eastern European decorative applied arts. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eDetskaya Literatura\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Детская литература»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeauty by Your Own Hands: Folk Art Crafts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eПрекрасное — своими руками: Народные художественные ремёсла\u003c\/i\u003e) was compiled by artist \u003cb\u003eSuren Gazaryan\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in a black laminated hardcover featuring a stylized folk peacock emblem, this 160-page volume contains technical instruction, step-by-step workshop figures, and full-color glossy plates covering over 30 applied disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWood Carving, Filigree, Traditional Lace \u0026amp; Architectural Plaster\u003c\/b\u003e This volume brings together specialized instructional guides:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoodcraft \u0026amp; Marquetry (\u003ci\u003eРезьба и маркетри\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Step-by-step techniques for geometric chip carving, woodturning (\u003ci\u003eточение из древесины\u003c\/i\u003e), veneer marquetry cutting, burl harvesting (\u003ci\u003eобработка капа\u003c\/i\u003e), and birch bark filigree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtistic Metalwork \u0026amp; Wirecraft:\u003c\/b\u003e Detailed diagrams for repoussé and chasing (\u003ci\u003eчеканка\u003c\/i\u003e), fine filigree (\u003ci\u003eфилигрань\u003c\/i\u003e), wire chainmail weaving (\u003ci\u003eкольчужное плетение\u003c\/i\u003e), and chemical metal etching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTextiles \u0026amp; Fiber Arts:\u003c\/b\u003e Traditional Russian bobbin lace (\u003ci\u003eрусские кружева\u003c\/i\u003e), loom weaving, felt rug making (\u003ci\u003eвойлочные ковры\u003c\/i\u003e), fabric batik, macramé, and straw weaving (\u003ci\u003eсоломоплетение\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonumental \u0026amp; Decorative Finishes:\u003c\/b\u003e Architectural plaster moldings and ceiling rosettes (\u003ci\u003eлепнина, карнизы, розетки\u003c\/i\u003e), stained glass assembly, sgraffito, and artistic bone carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Прекрасное — своими руками: Народные художественные ремёсла\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompiler:\u003c\/b\u003e Suren Gazaryan (\u003ci\u003eС. Газарян\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributing Authors:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Fedotov, V. Baradulin, D. Chirkov, V. Ostrovsky, T. Vanyukova, N. Kanunnikova, et al.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Library for Parents (\u003ci\u003eБиблиотека для родителей\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Detskaya Literatura\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1987 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's laminated graphic hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 160 pages with full-color photographic plates and workshop diagrams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Applied Arts \/ Traditional Folk Crafts \/ Woodworking, Metalwork \u0026amp; Textiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original laminated boards are clean, flat, and rigid with minimal handling wear along the edges and sharp cover graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages, technical workshop schematics, and color photo plates are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of late-1980s Soviet art publications. 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