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Faber seems to lost interest after the fall of the Czars, but who can blame him. It's also rather strange that he seems more concerned about Faberge's sons reaction to their father's activities outside of marriage, and not so much interested in their mother's.Still, it is a rather good book and does...
Beautifully written book that follows the "lives" of five violins and one cello made by Antonio Stradivarius. Includes bits on violin manufacture, biographies of the famous luthiers and musicians, and the strange world of trading in old stringed instruments. An informative and enjoyable book.
Bought at the DIAs Faberge exhibit.
Pearl Ruled:: STRADIVARI'S GENIUS by TOBY FABER (p59)I just don't care. Stradivarius is dead on p59, buried next to his wife and across the street from their house, and I simply do not care.I'm interested in the eighteenth century, and I like microhistory, and all things Italian make me smile. What ...
I've been fascinated in the Imperial Faberge eggs since I first played Shadow Hearts: Covenant. One of the party members is Anastasia Romanov (yes, really) and her weapons are Faberge eggs (yes, really!). I was surprised at how many of them were (however loosely) based on real Imperial eggs. I reall...
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