{"product_id":"grand-illusions-historic-decorative-interior-painting-in-north-carolina-9780865264915","title":"Grand Illusions: Historic Decorative Interior Painting in North Carolina","description":"With \u003ci\u003eGrand Illusions, \u003c\/i\u003e Laura Phillips brings to readers her findings after decades of study of decorative interior painting. The chief focus is on the walls of North Carolina residences in the nineteenth century with nods to examples in nonresidential and out-of-state structures. Types studied include wood-grained painting; marbled, stone-blocked, and smoked painting; stenciled painting; and trompe-l'oeil and scenic paintings. The volume includes an extended essay on the topic accompanied by a photographic catalog of the properties and examples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhillips, Laura A. W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Laura A. W. Phillips, architectural historian in Winston-Salem, is the author of \u003ci\u003eLegacy of Faith: Rural Methodist Churches in North Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eTransylvania: The Architectural History of a Mountain County\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eSimple Treasures: The Architectural Legacy of Surry County\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), as well as local studies of architecture in Hickory, Reidsville, and Cashiers.","brand":"North Carolina Division of Archives \u0026 History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846203838738,"sku":"9780865264915","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ac59cbe-fce8-4557-8533-8b5b56d8457a.jpg?v=1737361043","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grand-illusions-historic-decorative-interior-painting-in-north-carolina-9780865264915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}