BG27 Bk75   $19.  2 copies left

The Mystery of Life: Bulgarian Family and Calendar Customs and Rituals, 19^th to 20^th century

Nadezhda Teneva, National Ethnograpic Museum, Sofia 2002

55-pp softcover 7¼" x 11¾"  

• English text
• Beautifully illustrated with museum artifact photos
• Religion, patron saints, birth, initiations, marriage
• Health and healing, death
• Calendar customs, folk art
• Old Bulgarian costume map

BG27-bk94    $12.50    3    2 copies left

SALE PRICE $9.

Български Народнен Календар  /  Bulgarian Folk Calendar

Rachko Popov    Sofia 2006 

6" x 8¼" softcover

• Color photos
• Bulgarian text
• Customs and holidays through the year

BG24 bk11   $15.  1 copy left

ИЗКУСТВО И НАРОДЕН ОБИЧАЙ

Art & Folk Customs

Lozinka Yordanova, Sofia 2002

103-pp softcover 8¼" x 10¼" 

• Bulgarian text
• Glossy cover didn't photo well
• Color photographs, color drawings
• Customs, calendar and family rituals, holidays

BG24 Bk35    $16.    2 copies

From Birth to Bethrothal:

Customs and Rituals of Bulgarians

Lozinka Yordanova,   Sofia 2004

86-pp softcover  5¾" x 8½”

• stages of maturing and traditional socialization
• related artifacts and artistic valuables for rites & rituals
• BG text with English summary
• very interesting color photos

BG27–bk89   $9.50    2 copies

ОБРЕДНО ИЗКУСТВО / ARTE  RITUAL/ RITUAL ART

National Ethnographic Museum  

31-pp softcover  5¾” x 8½" 

• Bulgarian, Spanish, English text
• color photos from museum collections
• artifacts associated with magic and religious beliefs
• cover: 19th c votive hand
• below: 19th c amulet, Haskovo                                      

BG27-109    $17.50                      

НАРОДНО ПРИЛОЖНО ИЗКУСТВО 

Applied Folk Art   

Lozinka Yordanova

Sofia 1974, out of print - Last copy

183-pp hardcover 6" x 7” 

• Linen hardcover, faded gold lettering
• Dust jacket, very worn
• Text in Bulgarian
• Vintage photos
• Black and white, color illustrations 

     

SOLD BG28 bk20    1 copy left

Bulgaria Museum Towns  

33-pp softcover picture book 8¼" x 11¼" 

• English text
• Beautiful color photos
• Double page spread for Nessebur, Sozopol, Koprivshtitsa, Arbanassi, Bansko, Melnik
• Plus 8 more towns
• Bulgarian traditions and cuisine

BG28 bk25  $7.50      3 copies

Regional Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv     

18-pp softcover booklet 9¼" x 6½" 

• Agriculture, crafts, textiles and clothing, ritual objects
• Furniture & interiors, musical instruments
• Beautifully illustrated with museum artifacts
• Back cover: urban underclothing, late 19^th- early 20^th c 

BG7 bk 18   $12.    2 copies 

Kapanski & Hertsoi Textiles, Razgrad, District, Bulgaria

Sofia 1980

22-pp softcover booklet  7¼" x 7"   

• 2 ethnic groups, Kapanski and Hertsoi
• Text in Bulgarian, French, Russian, English
• Color photos with captions