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Books - The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age: All 203 Photographs from Artistic Houses, with New Text
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Sexual Astrology - Books : The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age: All 203 Photographs from Artistic Houses, with New Text
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.370973
EAN: 9780486252506
ISBN: 0486252507
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: May 01, 1987
Publisher: Dover Publications
Sales Rank: 160689
Studio: Dover Publications
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Product Description:
Rare photographs recall interiors of late Victorian mansions belonging to William H. Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, U.S. Grant, and many others. New informative text.
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I enjoyed this book, in the beginning, but then I was convinced that "the rich they are different" they have no taste. Some of the rooms were horrible and some were great if you like entry halls, sitting rooms and dining rooms,with a table and 4 chairs,what's that about? This is the Opulent Gilded Age? It was overall OK.
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I purchased this book as a companion to another book that I enjoyed very much by Arnold Lewis called : "American Country Houses of the Gilded Age: Sheldon's "Artistic Country-Seats". I do not regret this purchase in the least, though I must say that I preferred Arnold Lewis' "AMERICAN COUNTRY HOUSES,etc" slightly more.
I give this book four stars for the following reasons:
(+) The plus points:
1) The size of this book is large (approximately 12 X 9 inches) ... Read More
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This book is a wonderful 'window' into a lifestyle long since gone. It's photographs show beautiful rooms that represent the craftsmanship that is almost nonexistent today. It is sad to know that many of the homes represented here have been demolished and replaces by greatly inferior buildings or even worse, parking lots and such!!
If you love the Victorian era, and want a peek into that era's homes, then you will truly enjoy this book.
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The interiors of these homes are just spectacular, the B&W period images are crisp and clean; impressive considering their age. It is a tragedy that so many of these rooms represented in these photos are gone along with the houses that possessed them. The craftsmanship of these rooms cannot be dublicated today and the estates are irreplaceable, at least a few where saved to give us an idea of how people really once lived and what an art true craftmanship was, but you can't help but be sickened ... Read More
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