2 days ago by Valentin Mandache

Turn of the 20th century Bucharest during the vibrant years of La Belle Époque (old postcard, Valentin Mandache collection) The old postcard above is a general view of old Bucharest taken from a point near the base of Patriarchy Hill, with Doamnei Church as most prominent building in the background. ...

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3 days ago by Elizabeth Campbell Duke

Curiosity Cove in Nanaimo has something for everyone, carrying a wide variety of antiques, collectibles, and some new items. Their inventory runs the gamut from furniture and well… pretty much everything. Owner Gerald Gonske has been running Curiosity Cove Furnishings since 1982. As an avid “digger” ...

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4 days ago by Valentin Mandache

The intriguing Art Nouveau roof shape of an early (dated late 1890s) grand Neo-Romanian style building, Palace Square area, Bucharest (©Valentin Mandache) Dear Historic Houses of Romania readers, I have a new website address for my bolg at www.historo.wordpress.com (domain name derived from ‘ Histo ...

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5 days ago by Cristina

The Times-Gazette has an article on the 'Autumn bookshelf', a concept in which we also believe. One of the novels selected for this time of year is undoubtedly Wuthering Heights: I still cannot smell mint cappuccino without feeling the cold wind of the moors. "Wuthering Heights" is one of those book ...

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5 days ago by vtpanther

Victoria The past few days have allowed me to watch two documentaries. One is from the Poetry Anthology series on the Victorian poets. The other is the PBS Empires series documentary on the Victorian Era. Like the other documentaries in this series (Napoleon, Egypt, Rome, Greece, The Kingdom of Davi ...

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6 days ago by Valentin Mandache

Picturesque 1900s Little Paris style house (Romania provincially interpreted French c19th architectural styles), Maria Rosetti area, Bucharest (©Valentin Mandache) Dear Historic Houses of Romania readers, I have a new website address for my bolg at www.historo.wordpress.com (domain name derived from ...

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8 days ago by Valentin Mandache

Art Nouveau exterior wall ornament, late 1890s house, Icoanei area, Bucharest (©Valentin Mandache) *********************************************** I endeavor through this daily image series to inspire appreciation of the historic houses of Romania, a virtually undiscovered, but fascinating chapter o ...

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8 days ago by Elizabeth Campbell Duke

Vancouver Island is lucky to have the number of antique appraisers that it does. The following appraisers have a few things in common: They have all been on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow! They are all listed on the Appraisers page of www.VanIsleAntiques.com. They will all be appearing at the upcomi ...

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9 days ago by Valentin Mandache

Well preserved (under a protective glass sheet) original exterior Art Nouveau wall painting decoration, Bucharest 1900s house, Mantuleasa area (©Valentin Mandache) *********************************************** I endeavor through this daily image series to inspire appreciation of the historic house ...

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9 days ago by M.

Two new scholar publications with Brontë content: From Wollstonecraft to Stoker Essays on Gothic and Victorian Sensation Fiction Edited by Marilyn Brock ISBN 978-0-7864-4021-4 notes, bibliographies, index 220pp. softcover 2009 This collection of 13 essays examines the work of Victorian authors Wilki ...

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