In 1806, by the decree of Emperor Alexander I, the Armory Chamber became a museum. Yusupov was the head of the Armory, and under his tenure, the first exhibition opened there in 1814.
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Historical description of the Moscow Kremlin Armory Chamber. Part 1
Moscow, 1807
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Here is the first part of a seminal work by Alexei Fedorovich Malinovsky (1762—1840) with descriptions and pictures of items from the Armory Chamber collection.
Chapter I: About the repository of Russian memorabilia, the compilation of items from various institutions, and the heads of those institutions.
Chapter II: The Crowns.
Chapter III: The royal sceptres and orbs.
Chapter IV: Other jewels of Russian monarchs.
Chapter V: Various items used for the coronation ceremony.
Chapter VI: The royal thrones and armchairs.
Chapter VII: Present and former traditions of coronations of Russian monarchs.
Chapter I: About the repository of Russian memorabilia, the compilation of items from various institutions, and the heads of those institutions.
Chapter II: The Crowns.
Chapter III: The royal sceptres and orbs.
Chapter IV: Other jewels of Russian monarchs.
Chapter V: Various items used for the coronation ceremony.
Chapter VI: The royal thrones and armchairs.
Chapter VII: Present and former traditions of coronations of Russian monarchs.
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All items come with engraved images and captions.
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The dedication on the front page says, ‘To His Grace Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov from the Publisher’.
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