{"product_id":"vintage-1977-soviet-book-the-art-of-the-medal-a-kosareva-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1977 Soviet Book: The Art of the Medal – A. Kosareva | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage 1977 Soviet Art Monograph: \"The Art of the Medal\" by A. V. Kosareva\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor art historians, sculptors, and collectors of small-scale relief art, this \u003cb\u003e1977 original Soviet hardcover monograph\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialized primary reference text. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eProsveshcheniye\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Просвещение»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Medal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИскусство медали: Книга для учителя\u003c\/i\u003e) was authored by art historian \u003cb\u003eAlla Vasilyevna Kosareva\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in original illustrated cream boards depicting iconic Soviet commemorative medals (Cruiser Aurora, Lenin, Yuri Gagarin, and Moscow), this 127-page work examines the evolution of medallic relief art across three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussian Imperial Minting, Soviet Relief Sculpture \u0026amp; Medallic Design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKosareva’s study traces the stylistic and technical development of Russian medallic art:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall-Scale Relief Sculpture (\u003ci\u003eМалая пластика\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Technical analysis of bas-relief composition, casting techniques, and medal alloys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImperial Russian Era (18th–19th Century):\u003c\/b\u003e Analysis of Peter the Great's victory medals, Catherine II series, architectural commemoratives (Pulkovo Observatory, Voronikhin), and works by master sculptors like A. Gube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoviet Commemorative Medals:\u003c\/b\u003e Coverage of early post-1917 revolutionary bas-reliefs, 1918 Lenin medals, WWII military jubilees, and space age achievements, including the Yuri Gagarin space flight medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Искусство медали: Книга для учителя (\u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Medal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alla Vasilyevna Kosareva (\u003ci\u003eА. В. Косарева\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Prosveshcheniye\" 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 1977 (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 illustrated hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 127 pages, illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Fine Arts \/ Medallic Art History \/ Russian Relief Sculpture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48852136427752,"sku":"USSR0222","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_15_2026-08-05_15-53-41.jpg?v=1785931314","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1977-soviet-book-the-art-of-the-medal-a-kosareva-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}