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William and Mary (1688-1702)
on Jul 24, 2006 in william and mary antique furniture antiques period furniture The William and Mary period is short, concise and easily understood. Especially compared to the preceding Jacobean period. Because it lasts a mere 14 years, styles did not have the opportunity to run through numerous changes.With the names of William...
Taking care of antiquarian books
on Oct 11, 2006 in antique antique maps antiques maps old vintage Many of the caveats associated with the care of furniture can also be applied to the care of old books. Although tolerant of a fairly wide range of humidity and temperature, wide variations must be avoided: as well as the simple expansion and contrac...
Here’s what I found
on Oct 11, 2006 in Fairs antique antique maps antiques maps old vintage I found some website where you can buy antique maps directly from the internet: http://www.sanderusmaps.com/ If anyone has some other good websites where you can buy antique maps, please let me know...
11 November 2006 : PARIS MAP-FAIR
on Oct 12, 2006 in Fairs antique antique maps antiques vintage The fifth edition of this Map-fair will be held on November 11th. again in Hotel Ambassador, in the heart of Paris, just 2 minutes from the famous Opera Garnier and the major department stores, also located near Montmartre [...]...
Librarians: maps are missing
on Oct 12, 2006 in antique antique maps antiques maps old vintage A month after a notorious thief admitted to stealing five antique maps from Yale, librarians said they recently discovered that 78 more rare maps are missing from the University’s collection. The missing titles, identified in an inventory taken...