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TITLE: THE CONNOISSEUR Magazine
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ISSUE DATE:
JULY 1983; Vol. 213, No. 857
CONDITION:
Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)
IN THIS ISSUE:
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COVER: The Perfect Panama Hat. Photograph by Anthony Wolff.
A Firm Sense of Place: Tradition, comfort, and good taste still prevail at the summer resort of Beaumaris, in Canada. By Michael Kimmelman Cover.
The Vatican of Islam: The majestic mosque at Djenne, Mali, is an architectural triumph--and it's made of mud. By Michael Winn.
Magriel's Way: Relying on his superb eye, Paul Magriel has built six distinct collections of fine art with hardly a thought to fashion. By Marjorie Welish.
Raw Talents: Did Vincent Van Gogh's or Winslow Homer's genius shine in their childhood works? Here is a selection of such artists' earliest efforts. By J. C. Suares.
Of Clans and Kilts: Micheil MacDonald stirs the imagination with his museum of Scottish tartans, in the Highlands town of Comrie. By Katie Leishman.
Collecting Beauties: Why does Lacey Ford, the daughter of the founder of the famous Ford model agency, cast such a cold, expert eye on would-be models? By Corby Kummer.
Topkapi: All this summer, a spectacular show of Turkish masterpieces since the Seljuk dynasty is on view at the great museum in Istanbul. By Anne Turner Bruno.
The Gothicist: When Charles Locke Eastlake wrote his Hints on Household Taste, in 1865, he created an elaborate furniture style that proved all too easy to vulgarize. By Barrymore L. Scherer.
The Perfect Panama: A search for the great straw sombrero --a fino fino--leads into the hinterlands of Ecuador. By Anthony Wolff.
DEPARTMENTS:
Connoisseur's World: The incisive vision of Hans Holbein the Younger; Lord Leighton's folly; a Mussolini revival in Italy; a grand Parisian chef's terms; plus the best auctions.
Focus: How a splendid Byzantine building, the Church of the Savior in Istanbul, came to be preserved.
Food: All about weisswurst.
Investor's File: Collecting busted stock and bond certificates used to be a joke; now it is serious and profitable.
Collecting: The joys of bibliophilia.
Review: Why the church fathers went into the desert.
Postscript: Creativity at Tiffany & Co. with a giant cat's-eye gem.
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