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Grinling Gibbons and the Art of Carving (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 223 pages
Publisher: V & A Publications (30 Sep 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1851772553
ISBN-13: 978-1851772551
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 814,476 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A study of the work of 17th century decorative woodcarver Grinling Gibbons, whose work adorns the interiors of Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, Badminton, Burghley and Petworth. Tools, workshop practice, materials and finishing are all dealt with in detail.

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