A Dog Lover's Collection by Ptolemy Tompkins

A Dog Lover's Collection by Ptolemy Tompkins

In the tower of Poggio Petroio, a Renaissance castle in the hills of ltaly's Chianti region, is to be found the Vanessa dei Barabba Florine, the world's only museum devoted to objects created for, about, and in celebration of dogs. In a rich collection of colour photographs, A Dog Lover's Museum captures the charm, humour, and whimsy of this unique private museum while at the same time providing an affectionate and often surprising demonstration of the central place that dogs have occupied in the hearts of so many different people over history. Ranging from kitsch twentieth century salt and pepper shakers to exquisite jewel-encrusted collars from the Renaissance, the museum's' s strength and the consistency with which the dog has commanded our fascination over time, and the warmth and quirkiness with which this fascination has so often been expressed, make this a compelling book for the general reader as well as the dog lover. Like the museum, whose character and atmosphere it captures so well, A Dog Lover's Museum is a one-of-a-kind testament to the variety and colour of the human love for dogs. As such it stands out in the crowded field of dog books, and is the ideal gift for any dog lover.

Tompkins, Ptolemy: - Ptolemy Tompkins is the author of four critically praised books, including Paradise Fever: Growing Up in the Shadow of the New Age and The Beaten Path: Field Notes on Getting Wise in a Wisdom-Crazy World. His writings have appeared in three editions of The Best Spiritual Writing, as well as in Harper's and in the New York Times Magazine Lives column. He currently writes a monthly column The Winged Life for Beliefnet.com and is a regular contributor to Guideposts and Angels on Earth.

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ISBN 13	9780935748970
ISBN 10	0935748970
Titel	A Dog Lover's Collection
Autor	Ptolemy Tompkins
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	1999-01-01
Seitenanzahl	96
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.