Pavlovsky Posad Shawls

Павловопосадские шали. Альбом на английском языке.
Pavlovsky Posad Shawl is an outstanding phenomenon of the Russian culture. It reflects peoples understanding of beauty, it embodies national taste of the Russian people, of Russian woman. For many scores of years, people have liked them and they have been in demand in Russia, they are also well known in other countries. The present edition introduces readers to the history of the oldest kerchief factory of Russia, situated in the town of Pavlovsky Posad of the Moscow region. The authors examine decorative peculiarities of Pavlovsky Posad shawls, the issues of formation and development of their style, they pay great attention to the designers who create the patterns of the famous kerchiefs, for the first time, they present complete data on branding of Pavlovsky Posad shawls.
The album contains rich illustrative material that was given by The Pavlovsky Posad Kerchief Manufacture, OJSC, by different museum and private collections, in the scientific turn - over there are introduced a considerable number of kerchiefs with brands of this factory.