Casa: Southern Spanish Style (Library of Interior Detail) [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Hilliard (Author), John Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1995 | Series: Library of Interior Detail (Book 1)

This is one of a series of small books, each of which looks at a different national style of interior decoration. Rugs, embroidery, paint and plaster, sparkling glass and china, patterns and colours - on walls and floors, in living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens - give an intimate view. "Casa: Southern Spanish Style" is the fourth book in the series. Colours and textures, objects and furniture, architectural elements and the quality of light and landscape are all explored. An essay introduces the book and captions accompany photographs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821221744
• ISBN-13: 978-0821221747
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,168,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very superficial, February 20, 2001

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Manola Sommerfeld (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casa: Southern Spanish Style (Library of Interior Detail) (Hardcover)

I have to agree with the previous comment, and i gave the book one more star because fortunately i found the book heavily discounted and did not have to pay the inflated list price. The photos are nice, but this doesn't even qualify as a coffee table book (it's too small). The author seemingly hanged out in Southern Spain visiting her bohemian friends and acquaintances and taking many pretty photos. The commentary is quite lame, and the author has a slight pontificating tone when detailing the Spanish decorating styles. I think it was George Bernard Shaw who said that generalization is the prerogative of the weak of mind, or something to that effect. The author falls under that category when stating that the new generations of Spaniards would rather go for plastic, vinyl and Formica and get rid of old, moth-ridden furniture. In her visit to Spain she obviously did not visit any of the multiple antique stores in any major city. Had she seen the prices that some of those moth-ridden pieces of junk command, and in the unlikely event she understands the laws of offer and demand, maybe she would have refrained from making such a blanket statement.

Anyway, this is a superficial book, certainly not worth the list price.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quite frankly, a waste of my hard-earned money., April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Casa: Southern Spanish Style (Library of Interior Detail) (Hardcover)

Hilliard and Miller do little more than compile an itty-bitty picture booklet of mediocre, vacation-quality photographs of southern Spanish homes, and tout the whole mess "a book on style." Commentary was utterly lacking, and what the authors did include was pseudo-arty and condescending. If I had been able to browse this book at a real bookstore, I never would have bought it, especially at the full price. This book's only value is in teaching the lesson that the online bookshopping experience can mislead the unwary buyer into making a purchase she or he will regret. Read the reviews, and review books you buy! As for this piece of trash, save your money for a REAL book, not a pretend... one like this is.