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Jun 22, 1893 — Jul 14, 1977· 84 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AUTHOR · HISTORY · ART

Joan Evans

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PERSONAL ornaments and jewels may be classified as useful or purely decorative; in the first class fall pins, brooches, buckles, and other jewels which, however ornamental, are yet practical in origin, and in the second necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and the majority of rings, which perform no useful function.

— from Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Particularly in England

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Offers the author's personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as the starting point, this title explores themes of family, urban life, industry, empire, and imagination to uncover truths (and explode some myths) about Victorian Britain.

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