David Esterly Books
Grinling Gibbons and the art of carving
In this new study, the work of the greatest of decorative woodcarvers is seen from a new perspective - through the eyes of a fellow carver. Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) is famous for giving wood "...
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Luxury goods from India
The 50 pieces in this volume, dating from the 15th to the late 19th century, demonstrate all the diversity and skill of Indian craftsmanship"--Jacket.
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The Lost Carving
“A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth.” —Elizabeth GilbertAwestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose...
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The lost carving
Recounts the story of the author's career as a woodcarver and traces the challenging and philosophically passionate year spent replacing a Grinling Gibbons masterpiece that was destroyed in a fire...
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