Books in the Dover History Coloring Book series

Open this book and you'll soon find yourself immersed in the wonderful gingerbread world of Victorian architecture and interior design. From a nostalgic introduction by John Philip Sousa III to the charming original illustrations of Daniel Lewis, The Victorian House Coloring Book invites children and colorists to re-create the furnishings, color schemes, and rich decorations of a lovely Victorian home.Comprising a complete household tour, these beautifully authentic illustrations depict the exterior, attic, front hallway, parlor, library, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom (including a water closet), and basement. In addition, a delightful double-page spread shows the garden with a gazebo.Typical of Victorian-era house, which often combined several architectural styles, the house shown here blends a simple Italianate exterior with such Second Empire features as a mansard roof and dormer windows. Other styles often featured in such homes include Queen Anne and Romanesque revivals, Carpenter Gothic and Stick, and Eastlake.>

Forty intriguing scenes: an Iron-Age village, Glastonbury fishermen, farmers harvesting grain, Celtic warriors on horseback, St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, and much more. Descriptive captions.

Thirty-eight meticulous rendered illustrations of Viking saga: European raids, American and Russian presence, ship construction, weapons, art, literature, much more. Captions.

Forty-three accurately rendered illustrations depict preparation of foods, churning butter, shearing sheep, mowing hay, plowing, planting, other farm activities. Fact-filled captions. Published in association with Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.