WAAAAAH!!!!! I didn't get to go:( Is the book on the collection really good?
Anne -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Suzi Clarke Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:18 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Holbein exhibit At 23:47 27/11/2006, you wrote: >Kimiko Small wrote: >>Thank you Janet for sharing this. >> I see that there is a book on the collection, Holbein in >> England. Has anyone here seen the book, and is it worth getting >> for those rarely seen images, like the ones that for copyright >> restriction is not on the website? >> > >I saw the exhibit this weekend, and got this book. I agree with >Suzi, it has excellent images, many full-page and very clearly >reproduced. It has all the images (I think) and yes, there are a >bunch of sketches and some portraits not usually reproduced in other >books. There's also a good selection of non-portrait works, designs >for jewelry and covered cups and such. > >> And looking at Amazon.com, I see the author, Susan Foister, has >> another book that is thicker >> Holbein and England (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies) >> Does anyone know of any details on this book? > >It's like the catalogue, but I believe it covers all of Holbein, not >just his years in England. It's at least two inches thick. I thought >about getting it, but it was expensive and I thought it might put me >over my luggage weight limit (no kidding!). Glad you got to see the exhibit. Did you take as long as us, or were you able to drag yourself away? I just love those drawings - so much detail, and so much more "real" than the oil paintings. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
