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Amanda Baker
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 Posted: Tue 11 Jan, 2011 12:38 am Post subject: Anyone brought this book? [Wallace Collection book] |
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Hey, I'm new here so not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but I think this is right....
I was just wondering if anyone here had brought the Wallace Collections '"The Wallace Collection" - A Celebration of Arms and Armour at Hertford House' book by Carlo Paggiarino. [Hardback with dust jacket 320pp , 245 x 315mm]
I looked at it last time I visited the collection, and really liked it, but didn't get it as the price at the time was too much for me. It's still too much for me now [being a poor art student haha] but I am thinking of splashing out some christmas money on it.
I was just wondering if anyone had got it and what they thought of it as a book.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place or something else wrong...
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Nathan Robinson
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Philip Melhop
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire, UK Joined: 24 May 2008
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Hi There
I have the book in question and by any measure it is superb.  Just don't expect it to deliver a lot of technical information. This is very definitely an "art" book with close up pictures of astounding technical and artistic quality. Well worth owning. 
Phil
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Eric Hejdström
Location: Visby, Sweden Joined: 13 Mar 2007
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I got it as well. It's a fantastic book for what it is. If you are looking for information about armours, armouring end such you will be dissapointed since this is basically a catalog af items from the Wallace collection. However, if you want good photograps of armour it's definately for you! Some of the most awesome pictures of armour presented as a book on art. And that's what it is. An artbook, but with the subject of arms and armour.
If you like beautiful pictures and armour, this is for you!
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Mrak E.Smith
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It looks like my taste I love beautiful pics and photos. but the problem is I cant find it on any online bookstore, can anyone help me access to it? where can I find it? Thanks!
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Chad Arnow
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| Mrak E.Smith wrote: | | It looks like my taste I love beautiful pics and photos. but the problem is I cant find it on any online bookstore, can anyone help me access to it? where can I find it? Thanks! |
You can buy it direct from the publisher: http://www.hansprunner.com/ . They also have Carlo's Churburg book.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Philip Melhop
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire, UK Joined: 24 May 2008
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Amanda Baker
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| Posted: Tue 11 Jan, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Thank you everybody =)
I think I will be investing in it then. It should go well in my book collection, I do admit that most of my books tend to be more image-heavy than text-heavy, as I just really enjoy looking at stuff and find it helps inspire my work more than trying to imagine stuff through descriptions.
Not that I don't enjoy information and text as well of course!
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