Monumental Baltic Heritage & Fine Binding – "Lithuanian Song Festival Tradition
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VERY HEAVY An absolute monumental masterpiece of Baltic publishing history and premium bookbinding craft. Offered here is a pristine, massive copy of "Lietuvos dainų švenčių tradicija" (The Tradition of Lithuanian Song Festivals), published in 2014 by the Lithuanian National Culture Centre in Vilnius. This heavy, deluxe oversized volume serves as the definitive visual and historical encyclopedia tracking the century-long heritage of the iconic Baltic Song Festivals—a cultural phenomenon officially proclaimed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. ### Exquisite Fine Binding & Materiality: Bypassing standard modern trade paperback regulations, this luxury edition was manufactured to the absolute highest antiquarian and typographic standards. The book features a spectacular half-leather binding (Pusiau odinis įrišimas): * Spine: Wrapped in deep-toned, genuine high-grade leather featuring robust raised bands and traditional deep blind-stamped titles. * Boards: Bound in premium, heavy-grain textured red book cloth that provides an incredible tactile and physical presence. * Production Weight: A massive, substantial volume measuring 4 cm in thickness and packed with 510 pages of heavy, non-glare art paper stock. ### Deep Visual & Archival Portfolios: Spanning over half a thousand pages, the monograph is a treasure trove of historical print culture. It compiles thousands of rare, deep-contrast archival black-and-white portraits, interwar independ
- Condition: Fine
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