December 2016

  • Hedonist’s travel, Hungarian wine

    “Robert Smythโ€™s Hungarian Wine … is a really pleasurable wine book and hedonistโ€™s travel guide. It would make a great Christmas present for almost anyone who is interested in good wine and travel.” A nice review from wine blogger Quentin Sadler: A Lovely Wine Book for Christmas Posted on 16/12/2016 by…

  • Remarkable Manuscripts

    Remarkable Manuscripts

    by Christopher de Hamel. How does one โ€œmeetโ€ a medieval manuscript? The examples explored in this book are such celebrities that effecting a face-to-face encounter needs a lot of arranging. It helps if you are a world authority like Christopher de Hamel. Having worked for years at Sothebyโ€™s, he has…

  • Abstract Expressionism at the RA

    Abstract Expressionism at the RA

    Abstract Expressionism emerged in the 1940s in the United States and remained a predominantly American phenomenon. Its main characteristic, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Art, is the โ€œdesire to convey powerful emotions through the sensuous qualities of paint, often on canvases of huge size.โ€ The Baroque movement of the…

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