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The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760 from the Alan & Simone Hartman CollectionMore than one hundred examples of 17th and 18th century English silver are on display in this exhibition, including individual pieces, full settings, design drawings, and illustrated books of the period. The exhibition is divided into four sections: silver and the state; silver for tea, coffee and chocolate; silver for the dining table, and silver for the boudoir and the salon. 17th century, 18th century, england, silver, books, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350079 |
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New & Notable Books for June, 2011The Cooper Hewitt National Design Library, a branch of Smithsonian Institution Libraries, is the major resource in the United States for books, trade catalogs, serials, pictures, and archival material covering design and decorative art from the Renaissance to the present. Students, artists and designers, writers, researchers from auction houses, preservation and historical societies, conservators, collectors, and museum professionals come and use our library to research and document design and decorative arts- and everyone is welcome. National Design Library, New York, books, recent acquisitions, new and notable, June, 2011 |
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Do I want an iPad?As the popularity of eBooks and eInk surges, I wonder about the impact on book publishing and ponder the pleasures of traditional paper books. Why would anyone want an electronic book? electronic, digital, books, eBooks, eInk, publishing, traditional, physical, printed, paper, portable, robust, contrast, resolution, details, browse, flip, spread, page, pace, feel, senses, smell, reading, sensual, enjoyment, pleasure, advantages, weight, functions, search, copy, extract, transfer, Kindle, iPad |
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