Product Description

This sumptuous book offers an overview of the history of dolls' houses and their furniture, based on the celebrated collections of the V&A Museum of Childhood. From early art cabinets and 'baby' houses that recorded the extravagant lifestyle of aristocratic owners and German houses intended as teaching aids for young girls, to the dolls' houses of today, Pasierbska tells the fascinating story of the dolls' house. Presented as a walk through the rooms of the houses and illustrated with close-up details that show the craftsmanship and care of their makers and owners, this is an essential book for any dolls' house enthusiast.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #111268 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Review
`The photography is amazing. The V&A's dolls' house collection is full of the most delicious examples, and is thus worthy of such a close view.'
--Publishing News

About the Author
Halina Pasierbska was Curator of Dolls' Houses and Toys at the V&A until 2005. She has organised several exhibitions including Wooden Toys (1990) and Must-have Toys (2004-5) which won the Museums and Heritage Award for Best Temporary Exhibition 2005. She has also written two books Dolls' Houses and Dolls' House Furniture.

Customer Reviews

Excellent knowledge
The author is a complete expert of the Dolls House in Britain and Europe and this shows in this book and its related book, Dolls House Furniture by the same author. There are a few photographs the same between the two books but this is because the earliest dolls houses and their contents are very rare so early examples are almost unknown. Dolls Houses gives a highly informative account of the fascinating social history of how baby houses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and their evolution into the dolls houses as we know them today. Changing fashions and technology affected the design and build of the houses. The different houses and designs over the centuries can be seen by the very clear photographs both in colour and black and white of which there are many examples and the whole book is easily accessible and highly informative to anyone interested in the history of the dolls house. Although only 40 pages long it is literally jammed with details and photos, and also lists of suppliers and places to visit connected to dolls houses. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone seeking more knowledge of the history of dolls houses to present day designs.

Small BUT...
Exactly the little book to keep by or even in your wonderful dollshouse, it will help impress your friends even more with your hobby. Theres lots of lovely photos and details for the serious and not so serious miniaturist, just a litle word of warning its not the book for BIG coffee tables ...it will get lost...but a brilliant little book non-the-less.....