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At home with books: Booklovers live with and care for their libraries
Due 30th April 2006. 256pp, 350 colour illustrations. This book takes the reader into the houses of forty booklovers to view their personal libraries and reading spaces. Not only is it a visual delight, but it also includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting and shelving
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| | Obsessions: Collectors and their passions by Stephen Callowey
Available October 2003. 192pp, c.180 colour photographs. This sumptuous visual guide examines the extraordinary phenomenon of collecting, featuring some of the most passionate and eccentric collections sourced from across the globe.
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The most beautiful libraries of the world by Jacques Bosser & Guillaume de Laubier
November 2003. From El Escorial in Spain to the congress in Washington, from Trinity College, Cambridge to the Abbey of Saint-Gall, this volume reveals an exceptional heritage: nearly 20 shrines to culture, entirely devoted to the presentation of knowledge, stacked with writings and shrouded in silence.
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 | Living with books by Alan Powers
1999. 144pp, 180 colour photographs and 25 colour illus. As the functions of the home and the workplace begin to merge, living with books has become an art in itself. This guide explores the many different ways in which books can play a part in the character of a house or apartment.
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Candida Hofer Libraries
272pp. 80 colour illustrations. Nobody photographs the splendid and intimate cathedrals of knowledge as beautifully as Candida Hofer. This superbly produced volume contains Hofer's famously ascetic images of the Escorial in Spain, the Whitney Museum and the pierpont Mrgan library in New York, Villa Medici in Rome and the Hamburg university Library, among others. Umberto Eco contributes an essay on libraries.
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 | Picture Perfect: Collecting Art & Photography and displaying it in your home by Stephanie Hoppen
A complete guide to the art of collecting pictures and using them to decorate the home. Informative and inspiring, with advice from leading art experts and collectors around the world. Practical tips on framing and displaying cover every type of image from photography to painting.
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A passion for collecting: The art of displaying objects from the exotic to the everyday by Caroline Clifton-Mogg
This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the homes of dedicated collectors, the people who hunt tirelessly for the perfect objects to enhance their lives. It reveals ther secrets for displaying the collections in interiors that have wonderful visual impact and unique character.
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 | A passion for collecting: Decorating with art and antiques
240pp, illustrations. A celebration of the elegant art of accumulation. A passion for collecting takes readers on a fabulous journey through the homes of some of the world's finest collectors, including designers Bill Bass and Versace, mixed-media artist Arman, and fashion icon Tina Chow. Glamourous assemblages of contemporary art, antiques, and eclectic curios offer wealth of ideas for displaying more humble items for maximum visual effect. Culled from the pages of Elle Decor, 300 beautiful photographs amply show the seemingly inanimate objects bring life and warmth to one's surroundings.
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Collecting and display by Alistair McAlpine & Cathy Giangrande
This book is packed with imaginative ideas for displaying collections in an interior. Backed with solid, practical information and the personal knowledge from the author, this book is a stunning visual sourcebook, which will inspire collectors everywhere.
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 | Living with art by Karen Wheeler
2000. 160pp, 200 colour photographs. Living with Art provides inspiration for anyone with a blank wall, floor or ceiling.
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