Kube, A. N. French Painted Enamels of the 15th and 16th Centuries (Frantsuzskiye raspisnyye emali XV-XVI vekov), 1937. In Russian.

А. Н. Кубе.
Французские расписные эмали XV-XVI веков.
Государственный Эрмитаж.
Ленинград-Москва: Искусство, 1937.
70 с. Мягкая издательская обложка. Уменьшенный формат. Тираж 3000 экз.
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A. N. Kube.
French Painted Enamels of the 15th and 16th Centuries.
The State Hermitage Museum.
Leningrad-Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1937.
70 pp. Softcover. Small format. Edition of 3,000 copies.

This specialized 1937 publication by Alfred Kube, a distinguished curator at the State Hermitage Museum, provides a masterly analysis of the French painted enamels that defined the Renaissance decorative arts. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Limoges school, including the arrangement of the artistic evolution from late Gothic mysticism to the sophisticated Mannerism of the 16th century. Kube, one of the foremost experts on European applied arts, examines the techniques of legendary masters such as Nardon Pénicaud and Léonard Limousin, tracing how their work transitioned from religious icons to secular luxury items. Published by "Iskusstvo" during a period of significant scholarly cataloging at the Hermitage, this volume serves as a vital primary source for the study of Western European craftsmanship and its representation in Soviet museum collections during the late 1930s.