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The Bells of Russia: History and Technology

By Edward V. Williams (NHC Fellow, 1980–81)

Russian History; Bellfounding; Eastern Orthodox Church

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985

From the publisher’s description:

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.

Subjects
History / Technology / Russian History / Bellfounding / Eastern Orthodox Church /

Williams, Edward V. (NHC Fellow, 1980–81). The Bells of Russia: History and Technology. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985.