In this Book
- The Bells of Russia: History and Technology
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia's bells--the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars.
Originally published in 1986.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-vi
- Illustrations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Author's Explanatory Notes
- pp. xix-xx
- Part IEarly Instruments of Convocation
- 1 Voices of Ancient Trumpets
- pp. 3-9
- 2Holy Wood and Holy Iron
- pp. 10-19
- 3 Bells in the Medieval World
- pp. 20-28
- Part IIBells in Russian History
- 4 The Rise of Bells in Russia
- pp. 31-43
- 5 Bells in Muscovite Russia
- pp. 44-56
- 6 Bells in Imperial Russia
- pp. 57-66
- Part IIIRussian Encounters with the West
- 7 Tower Clocks
- pp. 69-80
- 8 Tuned Bells in Imperial Russia
- pp. 81-94
- Part IVThe Russian Bell and BellFounding in Russia
- Part VThe Great Bells of Moscow
- 11 The Muscovite Crescendo in Bell Founding
- pp. 135-147
- 12 The Tale of Tsar-Kolokol
- pp. 148-165
- 13 The Last of Russia's Great Bells
- pp. 166-172
- Appendices
- pp. 177-186
- Bibliography
- pp. 247-258