Williamsburg Christmas: The Story of Decoration in the Colonial Capital [Hardcover]

Libbey Hodges Oliver (Author), Mary Miley Theobald (Author), Erik Kvalsvik (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810945517
• ISBN-13: 978-0810945517
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have yourself a Williamsburg Christmas, December 27, 1999

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Dot (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williamsburg Christmas: The Story of Decoration in the Colonial Capital (Hardcover)

Informative (and occasionally surprising!) text accompanied by exquisite photographs of the holiday decorating style known as Colonial Williamsburg.

The text is coordinated effectively with the photographs to which it refers, making this a helpful guide for those interested in recreating or adapting the patterns for their own decorations. Lists of fruits and greenery that are or are not historically valid as well as diagrams for constructing bases for fan-style and pyramid decorations are both practical and helpful. For those preferring merely to look rather than do, it's still a lovely holiday visit to Williamsburg.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas Book for Decoration Ideas, December 3, 1999

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Barbara (Wexford, PA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williamsburg Christmas: The Story of Decoration in the Colonial Capital (Hardcover)

You don't have to like Williamsburg to like this book. Decorations can be used in contemporary homes, colonial or traditional homes. Good thoughts on how traditions such as the first Christmas tree began. I am giving the book to family and friends. It makes a great Christmas present.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas in Williamsburg is beautiful, December 20, 1999

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Thomas J Kirkup (Richmond, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williamsburg Christmas: The Story of Decoration in the Colonial Capital (Hardcover)

With its lively, readable text and beautiful photography, Williamsburg Christmas is a must have book for anyone who enjoys Colonial history and Williamsburg. It makes you want to make that visit to Williamsburg during the Christmas holidays.