Tiepolo Blue by James Cahill
This is the story of Professor Don Lamb at Cambridge whose area of expertise is Tiepolo’s paintings, in particular the … More Tiepolo Blue by James Cahill
This is the story of Professor Don Lamb at Cambridge whose area of expertise is Tiepolo’s paintings, in particular the … More Tiepolo Blue by James Cahill
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Well, if your name is Philby what better to write about than Kim Philby and Edith Tudor-Hart, although really this … More Edith and Kim by Charlotte Philby