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  RECOMMENDED READING:
 

The Splendid Art of Decorating Eggs - by Rosemary Disney

Swans of the World, In Nature, History, Myth and Art - by A. Price

Himestojas- The Art and History of Hungarian Decorated Eggs - by Emese Kerkay

Faberge Eggs - A Retrospective Encyclopedia - by Christel McCanless, and Will Lowes

   
reading RECOMMENDED LINKS:
 

http://www.bankhern.com/
This website is a great source for information on eggs as art from Thailand.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/faberge1.html
This is a wonderful site where you can explore Faberge eggs, the most glorious Easter eggs of them all.

http://www.virtualvienna.net
/holidays/easter/eastermain.html

This site explains Austrian Easters and some of their symbols and customs.

http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/folkarts/pysanky.html
This informative site gives information about Pysanky Eggs from the Ukraine.

http://42explore.com/eggs.htm
This site has a wide variety of information about eggs as art from many different countries. It also has great links and ideas for children.

http://www.slovakspectator.sk
/clanok.asp?cl=7062&vyd=20022011

This is a link to a Slovakian newspaper that has a specific article about their use of eggs as art.

http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/crs/pysanky.htm
This site has a great historical account of the Pysansky egg.

http://users.vnet.net/schulman/Faberge/eggs.html
This site explains the history and art of Faberge eggs.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/faberge1.html
This site is also very informative and explains the art of Faberge eggs.

 

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