An Encyclopedia of Windows

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Windows: History, Repair and Conservation

edited by Michael Tutton & Elizabeth Hirst
Donhead Publishing, Dorset, U.K.; 2007
470 pp; hardcover; more than 400 color and b&w photos; $130
ISBN 978-1-873394-85-4

Reviewed by Steve Mouzon

Windows is likely the most complete book I have ever seen on this subject. As a matter of fact, it is so comprehensive that the nearly War and Peace-sized volume made for a daunting review, put off repeatedly, because how is it possible to find the time to sit down and read the whole thing?

Clearly, this is a reference text from which you retrieve needed information, rather than a book normally read from beginning to end. The important questions, therefore, that this review attempts to answer are these: Is the book arranged in a rational fashion that is easy to understand? How easy is it to extract a single piece of needed information? Is the text plainspoken and to the point? How well is it illustrated? Does the design of the book contribute to its usefulness?

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