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Bowled over by Boulle: the first exhibition on one of the world's greatest cabinetmakers is a triumph. Jan 1, 2010 1013
Throned in platinum: politically they were a disaster but a spectacular exhibition in Madrid makes plain that Carlos IV and Queen Maria Luisa were superb patrons of art. Jul 1, 2009 1196
No stone unturned: this sumptuous survey of pietre dure immediately establishes itself as a standard work. Book review Feb 1, 2009 1153
Exhibition of the year: Philippe de Montebello's final year as director of the Metropolitan Museum was marked by an exhibition on pietre dure that characteristically fused scholarship with showmanship. Dec 1, 2008 397
The King's Bed and its furniture at Knole: this rare and magnificent seventeenth-century state bed and its accompanying furniture were probably made in Paris for the Duke of York, later James II. Christopher Rowell examines new evidence about their history. Nov 1, 2004 8164
National Trust acquisitions 2003-2004: Christopher Rowell reviews a year which saw many major successes achieved by the National Trust's policy of acquiring indigenous contents for its houses--but also a few significant losses. Nov 1, 2004 3958
'Reining toasts': portraits of beauties by Van Dyck and Dahl at Petworth. Apr 1, 2003 8767
National Trust acquisitions 2002-2003. Apr 1, 2003 3794

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