ARLIS/NA - Reviewed by Virginia Kerr, Digital Program Manager, Center for Research Libraries, May 2014
Birmingham Post - Reviewed by Richard Edmonds, 23rd January 2014
Christie's Magazine - November 2013
Grumpy Art Historian Blog www.grumpyarthistorian.blogspot.co.uk
“This book offers a truly new perspective on a well-worn topic. Recommended!”
Landscape History - Reviewed by Timothy Mowl, University of Buckingham, 2014
Regional Furniture- Reviewed by Treve Rosoman, Interior Historian, Spring 2014
V&A Magazine - Reviewed by Marina Vaizey, art critic, author and lecturer, Spring 2014
Arts Newspaper - Reviewed by Celina Fox, March 2014
“The Georgians knew how to party, and this book uncovers the lavish temporary structures they created to stage their celebrations”
CAA Reviews - Reviewed by Kimberley Chrisman Campbell, February 2014
Country Life Magazine - Reviewed by Tim Knox, Director of Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 22nd January 2014
The Pink Academic Blog - https://pinkacademic.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/magnificent-entertainments/
“This one might just be worth selling my first born child to the library so I can have it.”
The Lady Magazine- Reviewed by Juanita Coulson, 31st January 2014
“Lavish illustrations, including original design drawings, conjure up the scale and luxury of these transient masterpieces.”
The Bath Magazine - Reviewed by the team at Topping & Co bookshop in Bath, Nov 2013
Choice Magazine - Reviewed by T. J. McCormick
The Court Historian - Reviewed by Architecture Historian John Martin Robinson, June 2014
“a fascinating study of a largely unknown subject, drawing on much original research”
Irish Art - Reviewed by John J O'Connell, Winter 2013
Pipimaze Blog May 2014
The Spectator- Reviewed by Nicky Haslam, Interior Designer, 23rd November 2013
“Clear the Christmas decs for Melanie Doderer-Winkler’s sumptuous Magnificent Entertainments”
The World of Interiors - Reviewed by Christopher Woodward, Director of the Garden Museum, London, May 2014