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Glorious Victoriana

Advantages: Lots of colour photos
Disadvantages: Not as much detail on certain aspects as on others

...This photo documented and illustrated survey of the Victorian domestic life and styles examines each aspect of house style; from exterior details to every element of the interior, including furniture,colours, wallpapers and fabrics. The book starts wi ...

pirate33 11.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Victorian Style - Martin Miller, Judith Miller

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Sumptuous book!

Advantages: Bursting with info and techniques, lovely photography
Disadvantages: None

Paper Art by Diane Maurer-Mathison with Jennifer Philippoff id a delightful title and a must read for anyone who practices paper craft of any kind. This book is a semi hardback, absolutely bursting with information on all aspects of the various paper ...

gailmill 10.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Paper Art - Diane Maurer-Mathison

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Easy, exquisite 'how tos'

Advantages: Great info, easy to read and understand, fabulous photography
Disadvantages: None

Papier Mache Style by Alex MacCormick is a larger cardboard back title which is a must read for anyone who either practices, or wants to learn papier mache. Brought together here is information on the history of the craft, the basic techniques for lea ...

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Perfect Portraits

Advantages: A unique insight into the upper echelons of sixties life
Disadvantages: not well known enough

...Although she is better known for her vegetarian cookery books Linda McCartney really deserves most recognition for her photography. Married to Paul McCartney of Beatles fame in the 1960s she had the ideal vantage point to document the inside lives of so m ...

booeymojo 20.01.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Linda McCartney's Sixties, portrait of an era - Linda McCartney

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