Ooops another book!

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   R July 29, 2016 at 8:42 pm

   Hi lucky you are Claire to acquire these books!

   They’re expensive, so I’m still consulting the copies at a local university.

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      C - Post AuthorJuly 29, 2016 at 11:15 pm

      Being in Spain, and in rural Spain, I don’t have access to books like that in libraries so I keep any eye on eBay, Amazon Market Place and Abe Books for bargains. These are ex-library books and are in great condition for the price.

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   S August 1, 2016 at 7:26 am

   Hi Claire. I loved your chat about the two-volume set of books on Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, so thanks for that. I’d love to add those to my collection of art books! One thing I’ve noticed in the portraits shown in some of my books, such as Alison Weir’s The Six Wives of Henry VIII, is the placement of the sitters’ hands. They are all arranged in such a pleasing fashion that show the several rings worn by women and men. In the one portrait of Anne Boleyn it even shows the extra fingernail or a hint of it on her finger.

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      C - Post AuthorAugust 1, 2016 at 8:51 am

      Thank you, Sandra, I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Yes, there’s a definite style to Tudor portraits with regards to things like hand placement. Which Anne one do you mean?

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         S August 4, 2016 at 11:47 pm

         Hi Claire. It’s the Hever Castle portrait, but it’s the thumb that looks so odd, so maybe it isn’t what I thought. The nail on the thumb doesn’t look like the others. Set me straight…lol. Thank you! I just love these online “homes.”

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            C - Post AuthorAugust 5, 2016 at 2:18 pm

            I see what you mean. Yes, the nail on the thumb isn’t as well painted as the other nails, but I can’t see any sign of any kind of extra nail, it just looks a bit “scruffy”.

            Thank you! I enjoy doing these little videos.

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