Subtitled an anecdotal history of elegant delights the authors introduction talks about her years writing for a slick magazine while those years taught me to recognize beauty of all kinds to respect it and to allow myself the time to ponder the exquisite by contrast this book is an ode to lifes many luxuries that dont require much spending. Encyclopedia of the exquisite an anecdotal history of elegant delights by jessica kerwin jenkins 2010 11 02 jessica kerwin jenkins isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Encyclopedia of the exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the francophile and the anglomaniac the gourmet and the style maven the armchair traveler and the art loverits an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesnt require much spending but makes us feel rich taking a cue from the exotic encyclopedias of the sixteenth century which brimmed with mysterious artifacts jessica . Taking a cue from the exotic encyclopedias of the sixteenth century which brimmed with mysterious artifacts jessica kerwin jenkinss encyclopedia of the exquisite focuses on the elegant the. Encyclopedia of the exquisite an anecdotal history of elegant delights jessica kerwin jenkins encyclopedia of the exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the francophile and the anglomaniac the gourmet and the style maven the armchair traveler and the art lover its an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesnt require much spending but