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Old Ekatherinburg AquaGemm presents the second book of the Old Ekatherinburg Project. The idea, conception and structure of this research and publication project were devised by the Lithica Society for Gem History. The book marks two jubilees, the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg and the 280th anniversary of Ekatherinburg whose history is closely associated with the City on the Neva. The book is dedicated to the unique collection of old carved gems from Ekatherinburg preserved at the State Hermitage Museum. Yu.O. Kagan, Carving Class, V.B. Semenov, Unitary Stone, A.I. Akimov, Two Odysseys of Ekatherinburg Cameo. The book is edited by V.B. Semenov. Its idea is to introduce readers to the little known, though highly original, Russian art of cameo, cultivated at the former Ekatherinburg Imperial Lapidary Works. Search for and mining of schistose rocks suitable for carving started in the Ural in 1781. As an independent industry it came to existence in the late 1780s and reached its height during the 1820s-1840s, dying out in the middle of the 19th century. During over a half century, Ekatherinburg masters carved about 400-450 cameos. |
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