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Encyclopedia Of The Exquisite: An Anecdotal History Of Elegant Delights (2010)

by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0385529694 (ISBN13: 9780385529693)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Nan A. Talese

review 1: I recieved many miscellany books such as this recently and can't really figure out where to put them on my shelves, so for the time being... we're going to call them history. Whimsical history yes, but history nevertheless.Alright, so this was an absolute treat. I honestly believe that it is impossible to be in a bad mood when you put this book down. It's that infectious and happy a kind of a book. Recently I started reading romance genre books a bit and it lead me to these sorts of books. The whimsical romance of the everyday. When did all that is considered romantic start being about brooding, jerky guys and weak women? When did we (and I) stop seeing the romantic in the small things?Yes, I consider it both romantic and whimsical to read a book that tells me about the hi... morestory of sequins, glass doorknobs, kimonos, silk fans, tea, champagne, lingerie, and even the history of words such as enthusiasm. I was told by my spouse that I had a ghost of smile on my face the entire time I would be sitting and reading this book. We forget so much about how many wonderful objects and notions are part of our everyday life, it's nice to be reminded.
review 2: Like most personal compilations of encyclopedias this has it's moments of good and bad. The entry on white paint, for instance, isn't so much on white paint as it's on the interior decorator who stripped away Victorian chintz for our more modern decorating is pretty good sample of what the book is about.This made a great bathroom book. It took a while, but it was fun to dip into the short entries every so often. less

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