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Chic Mummies
Wow! The chiclittlebaby blog calls Encyclopedia of the Exquisite the “perfect mummy book.” It’s true, all my busy mom friends do love how they can dip in for a few pages at the end of the night and feel transported….
What’s a Diva to Do?
Reading about the great Italian ceramics designer Piero Fornasetti and his series of 350 plates all based on the same beautiful face, I got curious about his inspiration, the legendary beauty and turn-of-the-century Italian opera star Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944). (You can…
Nobody’s Muse
Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington (born 1917) was nobody’s muse. She and her lover Max Ernst made pictures of each other, she explained. “I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse,” said Carrington. “I was too busy rebelling against my family…
Well, gee!
How amazing! Amazon.com has named its top 100 books of 2010 and Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is on the list. I’m stunned! Check it out: amazon’s top 100 list
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