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shanaqui
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This is a fascinating book, fully illustrated with colour photographs (and a few reproductions of pamphlets and such, though these are generally too small to see much detail). Some of the ways in which these “catacomb saints“ are decorated are amazing to see, just in terms of craft.

Not one I read because I venerate saints, and probably a little too academic/secular to please those who do.

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uncommonlycozies
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📚bedside book!
It isn‘t too information heavy because Alison Davies, a practitioner for 16 years(as of 2023), crafts each of the cards into a cohesive storytelling experience.
With beautiful artwork, and #shortstories to lull yourself to sleep💤
#uncommon #librarybooks #bibliophile #nonfiction
#witchy #art #illistrations

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AnneCecilie
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I loved Harding‘s nature illustrations showing us the changes in nature through the seasons.

Along with most of the illustrations is also snippets i to her life

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LapReader
Frida Kahlo | Mara Isabel Snchez Vegara
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On the day I left my SWF holiday I managed to visit Noff‘s op shop in Regent St Redfern. I ❤️ that it is open on Sun. The cardi seems to be vintage, it has sparkles & was only $4 down from $10! The 👗 also has sparkles. I can‘t resist a small men‘s 👕 with a beautiful pattern. Last yr I scored lots of good adult 📚. This yr it was beautiful picture 📚 plus a travel 📕 for me. I‘ll keep the kids 📚 at my place for my little people to enjoy here.

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bibliothecarivs
Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-Day Saints | Richard G. Oman, Robert O. Davis, Museum of Church History and Art (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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Random book from our home library:

📖 Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints by Richard G. Oman & Robert O. Davis

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Mattsbookaday
A Month in Siena | Hisham Matar
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A Month in Siena, by Hisham Matar (2019)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Premise: The Libyan-British author‘s reflections on a month spent in Siena, adrift after coming to terms with the reality that he will never find out what happened to his father.

Review: Hisham Matar is a brilliant writer (I still can‘t believe his 2024 novel My Friends didn‘t make the Booker short list!) and this short memoir shows why. Cont.

Mattsbookaday The writing is gorgeous and the reflections on art, history, life, loss, similarity, and difference are often profound. The only thing this lacked for me was a bit of thematic glue to hold things together. But this is a wonderful memoir.

Bookish Pair: Anthony Doerr‘s Four Seasons in Rome (2007)
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uncommonlycozies
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one of those #coffeetablebooks that effortlessly sparks curiosity & conversation between all walks of life!

#uncommon #nonfiction #art
#history #sundayfunday #bibliophile

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charl08
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Beautiful book about Nicholson's paintings of Scotland.

Cathythoughts Loving that painting ❤️ and that it‘s Scottish (edited) 1w
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