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In addition to the historiography of the Netherlands' most famous cinema theatre*, published in 2002, this new edition crowns the spectacular restoration of Tuschinski in Amsterdam: a truly magnificent photo album with a selection of the approximately 10,000 color photos taken before, during and after the work has been done. The often full-page images and the countless detail shots provide a magnificent impression of the restoration of the ceiling paintings, wall decorations, panelling, lamps, furniture and carpets. All these designs date from the 1920s and 1930s and are examples of a unique mixture of Jugendstil, Art Deco and Amsterdam School. Artists and architects such as Jaap Gidding, Pieter den Besten, Willem Kromhout (architect of the American Hotel, among others) and Christiaan Bartels become immortal with this project. During the restoration unexpected paintings appeared under later layers of plaster. The accompanying text and photo captions seem a bit amateurish, but the English translation on the left is unfortunately of a very questionable level and is also teeming with printing and stylistic errors. Photography and layout are of a rare high quality and make the book a work of art in itself.
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