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Armée française et armée russe. Paris: A. Taride, 1886? C5407
Lambs to the Slaughter; or, I Love Your Hat... Both the French and the Germans were intrigued with Russian military uniforms and with good reason. But one would think the tassels and plumes and chinstraps would have slowed a guy down and made him…
Arthur Sketchley (1817-1882). Mrs. Brown on the Royal Russian Marriage. London: G. Routledge and sons, 1874. B1746
The News From Lake Ladoga... Arthur Sketchley is the pseudonym of English dramatist, novelist, and entertainer George Rose. His "Mrs. Brown" novels – 32 volumes in all – purport to be the slightly dotty ravings and rantings of an…
August Wilhelm Tappe (died 1830). Neue theoretisch-praktische russische Sprachlehre für Deutsche mit vielen Beispielen. Riga, Leipzig: bei Deubner und Treuy; Meinshausen und Hartknoch, 1819. C11619
Do Mind Your Grammar... The numbers of auslanders in St. Petersburg in the 18th century and later certainly fluctuated a great deal but there's little doubt that the Germans and French, followed closely by the English, were the dominant species. In…
Auguste Racinet (1825-1893). Le costume historique. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1888. 6 vols. J20, v.6 fasc.2, pls. 438-439
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The Emperor's Wearing Clothes! An Internet search under August Racinet will bring up beautiful reprints of Le costume historique, a prime resource for theatrical designers. This set is of the "Grand édition," published in 1888, the plates in…
Augustin de Meyerberg (1612-1688). Sammlung von Ansichten auf seiner Reise in Russland in 1661 und 1662. St. Petersburg: R. Adelung, 1827 H287
Winter Notes on Summer Impressions... Austrian diplomat Augustin de Mayerberg was sent 1661-1662 by Emperor Leopold I to mediate in the fight between Russia and Poland over the Ukraine. The diplomatic mission failed but one happy result was this…
Augustus Bozzi Granville (1783-1872). St. Petersburg. A journal of travels to and from that capital. 2d ed., carefully revised and with considerable additions. London: H. Colburn 1829. 2 vols. C9755, v.1
The Double... The statue of The Bronze Horseman (= Peter the Great, the inspired hero, rash, speedy, proud, majestic, handsome, and yes, six and a half feet tall in real life!) symbolized a powerful upsurge in Russian energy (and the horse and his…
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Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé. Voyage en Sibérie, vol. 1. Paris: Debure, pere, 1768. The covers of this volume were detached. In order to provide support for the book during exhibition, the covers were reattached by a method called board…