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Regency Design 1790-1840
John Morley
Harry N. Abrams, 1993
Regency Design
+ Extraordinary reference and eye candy
+ Lush, gorgeous feast of colour and beauty as only the Regency could provide
John Morley's Regency Design offers a wealth of information for anyone seeking an indepth resource on the Regency Style. The organization of the information makes it easy for the reader to follow and locate specific areas of interests. Parks, Gardens, Exterior Architecture, Interior Design and ...
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Regency Etiquette: The Mirror of Graces, 1811
Lady of Distinction
R L Shep, 1997
Not so out-dated as one might think...
+ I Gave This as a Gift - And Purchased Another for Myself
+ The Mirror of Graces 1811
+ Nice to see they weren't that much different from us...
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Piano Classics from the World of Jane Austen
Karlyn Bond
good listen
+ Felt like I was there
+ Go back in time
Exellent music. Appropriate to the time period and very enjoyable. Well performed. If you enjoy the Dr. Maturin approach to life this will be a great addition to your music collection.
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The Search for the Picturesque: Landscape Aesthetics and Tourism, in Britain, 1760-1800
Malcolm Andrews
Stanford University Press, 1989
About This Book
+ Join Jane Austen's character Elizabeth on a Tour
"A charming book about an interesting moment in the evolution of English taste. The copious illustrations make this book even more pleasant.... Andrews has that kind of wit that lurks in the nooks and crannies of scholarship."
"...careful reconstruction from myriad contemporary sources of actual ...
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The Madness of King George
Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren
MGM (Video & DVD), 2001
Marvelous Movie!
+ An historical pseudo-comedy... worth renting for a view!
+ madness of king george
+ George III: A King Who Wrestles with Sanity
+ Well done movie about an intriguing historical theme...
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English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-1703 - The Broadside Band
John Playford (Compiler), Jeremy Barlow (Arrangements & Direction), ...
Saydisc, 1994
Delightful Melodies!
+ Delightful music
+ Great Playford album
+ Lovely Music
+ a treat
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The Gentleman's Daughter: Women`s Lives in Georgian England
Amanda Vickery
Yale University Press, 1999
Well written, with a wealth of historical detail.
+ The Gentleman's Daughter
+ Academic but interesting and enlightening
+ The lives of Country English Women in the 18th Century
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Pride and Prejudice (A&E, 1996)
Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle
Image Entertainment, 1998
Pride & Prejudice (A&E) 1996
+ Excellent Acting..,does have romance but it is also a Good story...
+ Great film
+ Great Valentine gift for my wife!! She loved it.
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Georgian London
John Summerson
Paul Mellon Centre BA, 2003
In this classic of English architectural history, John Summerson provides an account of a major building period in the history of London. Encompassing the architecture of the capital from the Great Fire of 1666 through the city's early-19th-century expansion, it explores the genesis and development of Georgian London. Summerson examines the way in which building was conditioned by social, ...
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Ackermann's Costume Plates: Women's Fashions in England, 1818-1828
Rudolph Ackermann
Dover Publications, 1979
Fashion Plates for a good price
+ Excellent for late Regency and early Romantic, but we need more books on this era!
+ The Plates are the thing...
For those of us who love to indulge in poring over antique fashion plates, this book is an excellent acquisition. I recommend it not for someone particularly new to costume history, but for those who need good reproductions of this particular period as a resource. Well worth the extremely ...
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The English House & The English Garden Gift Set [VHS]
English House, Garden
Hbo Home Video, 1999
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John Nash
Rizzoli
Rizzoli, 1991
This reference work catalogues and illustrates all the known and attributed works and design of John Nash. Altogether, Nash was responsible for some 230 projects, and these are all illustrated, either by the author's own photographs or, in the case of demolished buildings, by contemporary views and technical drawings. The photographs are supported by captions giving factual data for the use and ...
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What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in ...
Daniel Pool
Touchstone, 1994
What We Once Knew...
+ Great reference.
+ Designer's View
It is easy to forget, in reading the novels of Jane Austen or Charles Dickens, that their characters inhabited a world almost 200 years removed from our own world of prepackaged food, mechanical aids, and information technology. Daniel Pool's delightful "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens ...
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Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
Deirdre Le Faye
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
A lot of regency romance writers should start right here!
+ Get some insight into Austen novels
+ Very prompt delivery, great condition
+ Welcome to Jane Austen's World....
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The Art of George Stubbs
Venetia Morrison
Wellfleet Press, 2001
Beautiful!
+ Interesting
+ Overview of works by George Stubbs and excellant read...
As a Stubbs fan, I love the variety of work presented in this book; it ranges from the anatomical references to portraits to the more familiar sporting art to mythologically influenced pieces. It also includes a section on how Stubbs influenced later artists. Throughout the art is enhanced by ...
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