About the Author:
Allison Kyle Leopold, author of Victorian Splendor and a frequent museum lecturer, is a former Vogue contributing editor who has also written for Harper's Bazaar, Countryside, and Victorian Homes among many other publications. Her home has received the Great American Home Award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Edward Addeo's photographs of interiors and still lifes have appeared in Vogue, HG, the New York Times magazine, and Avenue, among other publications. He lives in New York.
From Publishers Weekly:
Leopold ( Victorian Splendor ) celebrates the Victorian love of excess in this glossy showcase of objects from bric-a-brac to furniture. Spotlighting her own and others' acquisitions, she discusses 19th-century collectors, including Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, modern decorating with Victoriana and theme-oriented collections of games, portraits and canes. Addeo, a freelance photographer, renders in glowing colors the warmth and prosperity of the quintessential Victorian home. He crowds his still-lifes with clusters of prized possessions and curiosities, conveying the sentimentality and materialism of more than a century ago as preserved in museums or duplicated by today's householders. Those lured to antique shops, auctions and flea markets will appreciate this beautifully illustrated volume.
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